Television

The Life Story of a Technology
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9072-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

For better or worse, television has been the dominant medium of communication for fifty years. Yet it is a relatively recent invention, one that required passionate inventors, determined businessmen, government regulators, and willing consumers. This volume covers the history of television from nineteenth-century European conceptions of transmitting moving images electrically to the death of television as a discrete system in a digital age.

Alexander B. Magoun highlights key events in the evolution of TV, as well as the dynamic individuals who ignited the industry, such as Vladimir Zworykin and David Sarnoff. He also covers the development of cable and satellite television, the use of television in wartime, and the "tube's" changing face.

Based on the latest research, this crisply written, sometimes provocative survey includes a glossary, timeline, and bibliography for further reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magoun, Alexander B

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Fernsehtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Timeline
1. Conception, 1873–1911
2. Birth of a Technology; or Invention, 1912–1928
3. Parenthood: Television's Innovation, 1928–1941
4. Working for a Living: Television's Commercialization, 1941–1966
5. Children of the Revolution, 1947–1987
6. The Digital Generation and the End of Television
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Magoun, Alexander B
Alexander B. Magoun is executive director of the David Sarnoff Library.