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I thought black and what television was black and white because history happened in black and white. I suppose that means life in colour happened after the invention of colour tv
The invention of color was a big deal
One of my favorite Calvin and Hobbies about this topic.
Tangentially related.. The creation of the blue LED was so revolutionary, and took so much effort and science to make, that the guy who discovered how to make blue LEDs got a nobel prize.
The engineers still can't get over how exciting they are.
Seems like the next novel prize should go to someone that makes a dim led that doesn't blink all the time.
My eyes only got 66% of the update.
I think they just brought it back from Oz.
Pleasantville: a documentary
I thought that if enough time passed old photos would turn black and white like how they were b&w in the 80s and turned colour in the 90s.