| Edition |
Full screen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD DVD video 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
DVD digital optical stereo rda |
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DVD full screen 1.33:1 rda |
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DVD NTSC rda |
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DVD video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Television program |
| Series |
Ken Burns' America collection |
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Ken Burns' America collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Jason Robards. |
| Credits |
Edited by Paul Barnes ; cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1991. |
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Based on the book Empire of the air by Tom Lewis. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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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Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954. (OCoLC)fst00174661
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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961. (OCoLC)fst00266204
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Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971. (OCoLC)fst00169209
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Radio -- United States -- Biography.
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Radio -- United States -- History.
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Radio. (OCoLC)fst01087053
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953- director, producer, director of photography, musical director.
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Wesson, Morgan, 1951- producer.
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Lewis, Tom, 1942- producer.
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Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
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Robards, Jason, narrator.
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Barnes, Paul, 1951- film editor.
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Squires, Buddy, director of photography.
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Moore, Allen, 1952- director of photography.
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Carr, Jesse, musical director.
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Television adaptation of (work): Lewis, Tom, 1942-
Empire of the air.
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Florentine Films, production company.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Empire of the air (Television program)
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| ISBN |
141570239X |
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9781415702390 |
| Standard No. |
841887051323 |
| Music No. |
EAMR601 PBS DVD |
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