Television in the Age of Radio : : Modernity, Imagination, and the Making of a Medium / / Philip W. Sewell.
Television existed for a long time before it became commonplace in American homes. Even as cars, jazz, film, and radio heralded the modern age, television haunted the modern imagination. During the 1920s and 1930s, U.S. television was a topic of conversation and speculation. Was it technically feasi...
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