| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 120 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Ken Burns' America collection |
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Ken Burns' America collection.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Jason Robards, narrator. |
| Summary |
From Ken Burns, producer of THE CIVIL WAR, comes the story of radio's creation of radio and three men of genius, vision, and determination: Lee De Forest, a clergyman's flamboyant son; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the world's most powerful communications company. This film evokes the lives of three men whose work profoundly transformed modern America. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954.
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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961.
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Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971.
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Radio -- United States -- Biography.
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Radio -- United States -- History.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Wesson, Morgan.
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Lewis, Tom, 1942-
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Robards, Jason.
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Lewis, Tom, 1942-
Empire of the air.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Empire of the air (Television program)
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| Music No. |
MWT10084514 |
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