Here recently was the 101st birthday of actress and technologist/inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
Google even made note of Lamarr with an animated doodle on their search page.
What was her story? What did she invent still relevant to today's communication technologies?
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Showing posts with label Sarnoff. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
HistMedia: TV Technologists: Farnsworth, Sarnoff & Zworykin (W12-P2) Fa15
Now let's return to our discussion of media technologists, the creators, the inventors of media.
Previously we studied the creation of radio by looking at the lives of de Forest, Armstrong and Sarnoff.
Next, we turn to TV technologists. Note that Sarnoff returns to play a role in the beginnings of television too.
While Sarnoff did play an important role in the beginnings of TV, note that Sarnoff is more on the business side of things as he was with radio. Who are the key inventors that deserve attention when talking about the beginnings of TV?
Here we study the creation of TV via a recent National Geographic Channel documentary titled AMERICAN GENIUS FARNSWORTH VS. SARNOFF.
Note that, as clearly stated at the beginning of the film, this NGC doc "includes dramatizations inspired by history."
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Previously we studied the creation of radio by looking at the lives of de Forest, Armstrong and Sarnoff.
Next, we turn to TV technologists. Note that Sarnoff returns to play a role in the beginnings of television too.
While Sarnoff did play an important role in the beginnings of TV, note that Sarnoff is more on the business side of things as he was with radio. Who are the key inventors that deserve attention when talking about the beginnings of TV?
Here we study the creation of TV via a recent National Geographic Channel documentary titled AMERICAN GENIUS FARNSWORTH VS. SARNOFF.
Note that, as clearly stated at the beginning of the film, this NGC doc "includes dramatizations inspired by history."
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015
HistMedia: Radio Technologist: de Forest, Armstrong & Sarnoff (W11-P2) Fa15
We continue with our coverage of early communication technologists. We now turn specifically to radio technologists.
Filmmaker, Ken Burns, told the story of radio in his documentary "Empire of the Air." Notice the story is not as much about the technology as it is about the people (the innovators).
In the documentary, Burns highlights the lives and work of Lee de Forest, Edwin Armstrong and David Sarnoff. (Note: We have previously covered de Forest.)
Below is a short YouTube clip on de Forest's audion.
Note: PBS provides a good, but incomplete, timeline for the documentary (see only the "Empire" timeline).
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Filmmaker, Ken Burns, told the story of radio in his documentary "Empire of the Air." Notice the story is not as much about the technology as it is about the people (the innovators).
In the documentary, Burns highlights the lives and work of Lee de Forest, Edwin Armstrong and David Sarnoff. (Note: We have previously covered de Forest.)
Below is a short YouTube clip on de Forest's audion.
Note: PBS provides a good, but incomplete, timeline for the documentary (see only the "Empire" timeline).
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