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.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004, ©1991. |
| Description | 1 electronic resource (approximately 113 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;608236 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Burns, Ken, 1953- |
| Other author/creator | Robards, Jason. |
| Other author/creator | Ward, Geoffrey C. |
| Other author/creator | Wesson, Morgan, 1951- |
| Included Work | Lewis, Tom, 1942- Empire of the air. |
| Other author/creator | Florentine Films. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Home Video (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | PBS Home Video. |
| Other author/creator | WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) |
| Series | Ken Burns' America collection American history in video Ken Burns' America collection. ^A399485 |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis. |
| General note | Documentary originally broadcast on PBS. |
| General note | Full screen version in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition. |
| Other title | Empire of the air (Television program) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |