Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
starring: Jr. Jason Robards
directed by: Ken Burns
directed by: Ken Burns
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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 09/23/2005Director: Ken Burns
Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 09/23/2005Director: Ken Burns
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- Classic
Ken Burns does a great job profiling three major influences in radio's infancy - "General" David Sarnoff, Lee de Forest, and Major Edwin H. Armstrong.A must-see for those interested in broadcasting's golden era and for history buffs.
Rating: - History of Radio
Great documentary for anyone interested in history of radio.Was purchased for my father who worked in radio and TV in the early days.Heard it was so good my husband had to get his own copy.
Rating: - Empire of the Air rules the waves!
this is a great video for broadcast history.A little too focused on de Forest, but overall gives a decent picture of who did what when.
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- The Future is in the History
It was an enlightening experience and one that Ken Burns meticulously wove together in an entertaining documentary.
It left me rather open mouthed at the tenacity of these inventors to make something out of literally nothing. They knew they were onto something big and this reflected well in their fierce ambitions, open jealousy, criticism and bitter litigation.
It wasn't fair then and it isn't now.
But it was admirable and almost impossible what these three, De Forest, Sarnoff ... Read More
Rating: - A Window To The World...The First Information Super Highway
In many ways I find Empire of the Air to be the finest documentry by the highly acclaimed film maker, Ken Burns. Certainly The Civil War is grander and more episodic. Jazz is perhaps more entertaining. And Baseball touches the very soul of America.But Empire of the Air demonstrates how far reaching radio changed the entire political, entertainment and economic landscape of America in the first half of the twentieith century. The impact of radio stands unprecidented in the field of invention.
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- ClassicKen Burns does a great job profiling three major influences in radio's infancy - "General" David Sarnoff, Lee de Forest, and Major Edwin H. Armstrong.A must-see for those interested in broadcasting's golden era and for history buffs.
- History of RadioGreat documentary for anyone interested in history of radio.Was purchased for my father who worked in radio and TV in the early days.Heard it was so good my husband had to get his own copy.
- Empire of the Air rules the waves! this is a great video for broadcast history.A little too focused on de Forest, but overall gives a decent picture of who did what when.
- The Future is in the HistoryIt was an enlightening experience and one that Ken Burns meticulously wove together in an entertaining documentary.
It left me rather open mouthed at the tenacity of these inventors to make something out of literally nothing. They knew they were onto something big and this reflected well in their fierce ambitions, open jealousy, criticism and bitter litigation.
It wasn't fair then and it isn't now.
But it was admirable and almost impossible what these three, De Forest, Sarnoff ... Read More
- A Window To The World...The First Information Super HighwayIn many ways I find Empire of the Air to be the finest documentry by the highly acclaimed film maker, Ken Burns. Certainly The Civil War is grander and more episodic. Jazz is perhaps more entertaining. And Baseball touches the very soul of America.But Empire of the Air demonstrates how far reaching radio changed the entire political, entertainment and economic landscape of America in the first half of the twentieith century. The impact of radio stands unprecidented in the field of invention.
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