Television history

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Summary: Few innovations of the 20th century can top the television in overall effect on culture and daily life. This program covers the development of TV from the labs of John Baird, Philo T. Farnsworth, and Vladimir Zworykin to the present day. Pioneered as a futuristic and somewhat farfetched experimental branch of radio technology, television began as a very expensive luxury. Though its progress was slowed by World War II, the television industry exploded in the 1950s and now enjoys a 99 percent penetration of American households, with U.S. viewing reaching 250 billion hours per year. This program is an excellent tool for anyone studying the techno-cultural phenomenon of television.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 24, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Role of Television (0:37) -- Invention of Television (2:51) -- Television Networks (7:49) -- TV Comes of Age (4:47) -- Power of Television (5:18) -- TV Reflects America's Mood (4:27) -- test (0:22)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 to 12.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.