Shadow Masks

  • The Dangers of TV

    The title might suggest that I’ll be discussing the dangers of television content, but my focus is actually on the physical hazards associated with televisions in the past — specifically, the risks involved in the manufacturing of certain TV components, with particular attention to flat shadow masks. Shadow-masks: how the tiny grid behind colour CRTs

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  • This post is a bit of a detour from my usual World War II history blog, but I felt I needed a break from the harrowing stories of the war—especially those surrounding the Holocaust. I spent the longest part of my career working for Philips, between 1987 and 1997. I was part of the FSM

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