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Fisher, David

 
9781887178174: Tube: The Invention of Television (Sloan Technology Series)
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ISBN 10: 1887178171 ISBN 13: 9781887178174
Editorial: Counterpoint, 1996

Sinopsis

In the half century since its commercial unveiling, television has become the undisputed master of communications media, revolutionizing the way postwar generations have viewed the world. Yet almost no one in America knows how television was created, who created it, or how it actually works.
The inventors of television were a diverse group of iconoclasts from different corners of the world - including an Idaho farm boy turned college dropout, an eccentric, sickly Scotsman, and two Russian Americans. These men - Philo T. Farnsworth, John Logie Baird, Charles Francis Jenkins, Ernst Alexanderson, Vladimir Zworykin, and the corporate visionary David Sarnoff - each had one eye on the others as they raced for fortune and scientific glory. Tube traces their progress, from the laboratory prototypes that drew public laughter to the vicious courtroom battles for control of what would become an enormous market power. Taking us through the advent of "living color" and beyond, authors David E. Fisher and Marshall Jon Fisher conclude with a forecast of the latest digital technologies and their impact.

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Reseña del editor

Traces the progress of the diverse group of iconoclasts including an Idaho farm boy, an eccentric Scotsman, and two Russian Americans from the laboratory prototypes that drew public laughter to the vicious courtroom battles for control of what would become an enormous market power. With devilish character sketches, compelling stories, and scientific explanations that are easy to follow, the Fishers capture the brilliance, vision, and frustration behind the invention of television. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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"An engrossing, in-depth look at the history of the medium". Publishers Weekly

"An informative, entertaining account of the box, its earliest broadcasts, and the ambitions that drove the people who created it". Booklist

Tube tells the stories behind the invention of television and the intense competition to bring it to market. Devilish character sketches and compelling anecdotes capture the brilliance, vision, and frustration of its colorful inventors.

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Editorial
Counterpoint
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1887178171
ISBN 13 
9781887178174
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
448
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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