Empire of the air

the men who made radio
a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns Morgan Wesson Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C Ward ; produced in association with WETA-TV Washington
videorecording (DVD) - 1991

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953-, Robards, Jason, Lewis, Tom, 1942-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004, c1991.
Series:Ken Burns' America collection
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