It would be difficult to cite any technological innovation whose impact on the fabric of daily living has been as pervasive as that of television. Within a few

Albert Abramson published (with McFarland) in 1987 a landmark volume titled The History of Television, 1880-1941 ("massive...research"--Library Journal; "volumi

The collected essays in this book arose out of the groundbreaking conference of the International Association of Media and History, which brought together key a

While the great minds of science, financed by the biggest companies in the world, wrestled with 19th century answers to a 20th century problem, Philo T. Farnswo

This book presents a balanced, thorough history of television to 1940, considering the factors technical, financial and social which influenced and led to the e