Empire of the air : the men who made radio

Empire of the air The men who made radio

DVD - 2004

Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack.

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Subjects
Armstrong, Edwin H. > (Edwin Howard), > 1890-1954.
De Forest, Lee, > 1873-1961.
Sarnoff, David, > 1891-1971.
Documentary television programs.
Radio > Biography.
Radio > History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Alexandria, VA] : Hollywood, CA : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment 2004, c1991.
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Corporate Authors
Florentine Films (-), WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors
Ken Burns, 1953- (-), Geoffrey C. Ward, Jason Robards, Tom Lewis, 1942-
Item Description
Full screen version in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition.
Videodisc release of the documentary originally broadcast on PBS in 1991.
Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Production Credits
Cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr ; sound, Morgan Wesson, Roger Sherman, Alan Barker, Todd Bellanca.
ISBN
9781415702390
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