Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith)

Empire of the air, the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed by Ken Burns

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Empire of the air, the men who made radio, a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed by Ken Burns
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Empire of the air
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
56555100
Responsibility statement
a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed by Ken Burns
Runtime
120
Series statement
Ken Burns' America collection
Sub title
the men who made radio
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
Technique
live action
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