|
Science
Friday > Archives > 2002 > August > August 23, 2002:
Hour Two: The Invention
of Television
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.Alexander Graham Bell the phone.
This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the invention of
television--but do you know WHO invented it? In this hour, we'll look
back at the birth of television: it's the story of a lone inventor
versus a big corporation. Plus, how television influences the way
we look at disease.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners'
Lounge (registration
required).
Guests:
Catherine Des Roches
Research Associate
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Evan Schwartz
Author,
"The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of
Television"
Contributing Writer
Technology Review
Brookline, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
ER
Smallpox Episode survey- press release
ER
Smallpox Episode - survey and data
ER:
The Official Site for today's hottest medical emergency room television
drama KFF:
Documenting the Power of Television - A Survey of Regular E.R. Viewers
about Emergency Contraception
TIME
100: Scientists & Thinkers - Philo Farnsworth
TIME
100: Builders and Titans - David Sarnoff
The
Invention Dimension: Invention of the Week
Discovery
Online, Dead Inventors -- Philo Farnsworth
about.com:
Philo T Farnsworth
The David Sarnoff Library
Physlink:
Who is the inventor of television?
The
Farnovision
This segment produced by Karin
Vergoth and Dorothy Lam
|