638 Pages
by
Routledge
638 Pages
by
Routledge
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Exploring the beginnings of the most influential communications medium of all time, this work covers the history of early mechanical and later electronic means of television. It takes a chronological approach to the subject, from its theoretical conception in the late 1800s, through important market experiments just prior to World War II. Coverage is global and multilingual, with material from... Read more
Chapter 1 Inventions and Discoveries: 1817–1877; Chapter 2 Seeing by Electricity: 1878–1884; Chapter 3 Era of Telectroscopes: 1885–1900; Chapter 4 Distant Electric Vision: 1901–1918; Chapter 5 Broadcasting and Pictures: 1919–1924; Chapter 6 Images and Promises: 1925–1926; Chapter 7 By Radio and by Wire: 1927; Chapter 8 A Very Good Year: 1928; Chapter 9 Designs for Tomorrow: 1929; Chapter 10 On Stage: 1930; Chapter 11 Big Pictures and Tiny Beams: 1931; Chapter 12 The Derby and All That: 1932; Chapter 13 A Matter for Big Business: 1933; Chapter 14 High Noon of Low Definition: 1934; Chapter 15 Race for Success: 1935; Chapter 16 End of an Era: 1936; Chapter 17 Battle of the Systems: 1937; Chapter 18 International Scene: 1938; Chapter 19 The Video Art: 1939; Chapter 20 Distant View: 1940–1995;
Biography
George Shiers, May Shiers, Diana Menkes
"...an invaluable resource." -- Technology and Culture
"The definitive reference work to published material on television before World War II. There is no other guide as complete for this critical developmental period. Libraries with collections on television should have copies on hand." -- Communication Booknotes
"A gold mine of information." -- Antenna
"...a good overview of the entire development of the invention to 1995, and a most detailed, definitive resource for the pioneering first century and a quarter." -- ARBA 98
