New Cathode Ray Tube Pushes Television Ahead" reads the headline to a 1929 New York Times story heralding the introduction of the cathode ray tube (CRT). The article went on to describe the invention as holding "much promise" for making television accessible in homes. And much promise it held, with cathode ray tubes becoming the dominant display technology in televisions and computers for decades. However, the technology also held a giant headache for an industry that didn't exist yet.
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