Science on the air : popularizers and personalities on radio and early television /
This title transports readers to the early days of radio, when the new medium allowed innovative and optimistic scientists the opportunity to broadcast serious and dignified presentations over the airwaves. The book goes on to chronicle the work of these science pioneers on radio and television into...
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008
Chicago : 2008 |
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Table of Contents:
- Tuxedos and microphones
- The radio nature league
- Syndicating science
- Cooperative ventures
- Shifting ground
- A twist of the dial
- Facts and fictionalizations
- Adventuring with scientists
- Broadcasting the voice of the atom
- Illusions of actuality
- Epilogue : entertaining lessons
- Tuxedos and microphones
- The radio nature league
- Syndicating science
- Cooperative ventures
- Shifting ground
- A twist of the dial
- Facts and fictionalizations
- Adventuring with scientists
- Broadcasting the voice of the atom
- Illusions of actuality
- Epilogue: entertaining lessons
- 1 Tuxedos and Microphones
- 2. The Radio Nature League
- 3. Syndicating Science
- 4. Cooperative Ventures
- 5. Shifting Ground
- 6. A Twist of the Dial
- 7. Facts and Fictionalizations
- 8. Adventuring with Scientists
- 9. Broadcasting the Voice of the Atom
- 10. Illusions of Actuality
- Epilogue: Entertaining Lessons.