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This feature chronicles the incredible story of television, from the vision of Philo Farnsworth, a Utah farmboy who developed the first working system in 1925, to the latest technological breakthroughs that are transforming the medium. Interviews with media moguls and TV personalities, including leg...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: A & E Home Video (Firm), Arts and Entertainment Network, Hearst Entertainment (Firm), History Channel (Television network), Jaffe Productions
Other Authors: Hanig, Joshua
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Original language in English.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : A & E Home Video, ©1996.
Series:American history in video.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:This feature chronicles the incredible story of television, from the vision of Philo Farnsworth, a Utah farmboy who developed the first working system in 1925, to the latest technological breakthroughs that are transforming the medium. Interviews with media moguls and TV personalities, including legendary anchorman, Walter Cronkite provide an insider's look at the huge industry TV has become. And broadcast pioneers recall the patent battles and competing systems that defined the early years of television.
Physical Description:1 online resource (47 min.).
ISBN:0767001370
9780767001373