Video games, computer games, virtual reality – they're part of a multi-billion pound industry that's developing at an astounding pace. But the first video game to be invented came 24 years earlier.

B ehold Sony's PVM-4300, a menacingly-large cathode ray tube television manufactured by the company in 1989. They exported 20 to the United States, writes David L. Farquhar, "just in time for the ...

Television display technology has advanced significantly over the years, progressing from bulky cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) to ...