Charles Francis Jenkins

Charles Francis Jenkins was an American inventor and early pioneer in television technology. In the 1920s and 1930s, he developed one of the first systems capable of transmitting moving images wirelessly, effectively laying groundwork for modern television. Jenkins constructed and demonstrated early television sets and broadcasted scenes to audiences, helping to transform visual communication. His work contributed to the evolution of TV from experimental broadcasts to the mass medium it is today. Despite facing competition and limited commercial success, Jenkins’s innovations significantly advanced electronic broadcasting and visual storytelling.