History of Plasma Technology
The very first plasma television was invented in 1964 at the University of Illinois by professors Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow, and a graduate student who was assisting them with their research. These gentlemen had been using regular televisions as computer monitors, but they knew that a cathode-ray display, used on a regular television, has to constantly refresh, making it an unacceptable long-term solution for displaying computer graphics. After countless hours of research, they built the first plasma display panel with one cell. In contrast, plasma TVs today use millions of cells to display an image.

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Pioneer Plasma Television – History

The very first plasma television was invented in 1964 at the University of Illinois by Professors Donald Bitzer, Gene Slottow, and then graduate student Robert Wilson. These gentlemen used regular televisions as computer monitors for their in-house computer network, although they knew a cathode-ray display has to constantly refresh, which is bad for displaying computer graphics. After countless hours of research, they were able to build the first plasma display panel, which only had one cell. Today’s plasmas use millions of cells.

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