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 French, German, Russian, and English sources. Each chapter begins with a historical essay that places the period in context. After ...
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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 French, German, Russian, and English sources. Each chapter begins with a historical essay that places the period in context. After 1927, each chapter focuses on a single year. The coverage weaves together the discoveries and developments in all countries, reporting on the work of solitary inventors, as well as research teams. The text ties together annotated citations that make up the bulk of each chapter, and excerpts from important documents or eyewitness accounts. Each chapter also contains a chronology of the advances and breakthroughs during the period covered. The entire work is carefully cross-referenced and an indexed to provide easy access. Chronology. Index.
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Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG. 25x18cm, xix, 616 pp, Publisher's quarter-cloth. Series: Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Volume 582. 8882 books & articles listed and abstracted, 1817-1995. Contents: Inventions & Discoveries (1817-1877); Seeing by Electricity (1878-1884); Era of Telectroscopes (1885-1900); Distant Electric Vision (1901-1918); Broadcasting & Pictures (1919-1924); Images & Promises (1925-1926); By Radio & by Wire (1927); A Very Good Year (1928); Designs for Tomorrow (1929); On Stage (1930); Big Pictures & Tiny Beams (1931); The Derby & All That (1932); A Matter for Big Business (1933); High Noon for Low Definition (193 4); Race for Success (1935); End of an Era (1936); Battle of the Systems ( 1 937); International Scene (1938); The Video Art (1939); Distant View (194 0-1995).
