Television was the most revolutionary event of the century. Its importance was in a class with the discovery of gunpowder and the invention of the printing press, which changed the human condition for centuries afterward.
Source: There's a Country in My Cellar
-- Russell Baker, (Aug 14 1925-2019), US journalist, author, humorist; He was a columnist for the NY Times; won a Pulitzer, 1982, for his autobiography, Growing Up.