Empire of the air the men who made radio
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- director,
Wesson, Morgan, 1951- producer.
Lewis, Tom, 1942- producer.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Robards, Jason, narrator.
Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video, 2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Armstrong, Edwin H. -- (Edwin Howard), -- 1890-1954
De Forest, Lee, -- 1873-1961
Documentary television programs
Documentary television programs
Documentary television programs
DVDs
Films for the hearing impaired
History
Radio -- United States -- Biography
Radio -- United States -- History
Sarnoff, David, -- 1891-1971
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
OCLC Fast Subjects
Armstrong, Edwin H. -- (Edwin Howard), -- 1890-1954.
Biographies.
De Forest, Lee, -- 1873-1961.
Radio
Sarnoff, David, -- 1891-1971.
United States.

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Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video, 2004.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
097368857445, 841887051323, 097368857445 (disc), 841887051330 (set)

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1991.
General Note
Based on the book: Empire of the air / by Tom Lewis.
General Note
Full screen.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music direction, Ken Burns, Jesse Carr ; sound, Morgan Wesson, Roger Sherman, Alan Barker, Todd Bellanca.
Participants/Performers
Jason Robards, narrator.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; mono.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burns, K., Wesson, M., Lewis, T., Ward, G. C., Robards, J., Barnes, P., Squires, B., Moore, A., & Carr, J. (2004). Empire of the air: the men who made radio . PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2004. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio. PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio PBS Home Video, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio PBS Home Video, 2004.

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