imary use of this new device would be educational. Instead of sitting in the back of a large hall trying to see the demonstrations performed by an instructor, students could clearly see everything close up. The Age of Visual Information had arrived! But experience showed that the average person was bored with educational programs, and that sports activities, quiz shows, and theatrical shows were more to his liking. Furthermore, already busy Americans seemed to be able to find time to watch television for hours at a time. At the end of the century, it was apparent that American schoolchildren were spending less time studying, and less time playing sports, and more time sitting passively in front of a TV set. Adults too Were turning into "couch potatoes" much to the alarm of health officials
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