"Television: the revolution," ([1944])

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
00011
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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viii FOREWORD of sterling worth which should be eagerly ac- cepted, thoughtfully enacted. If the Author is correct in his defining and timing of Television's "adolescence," then I say Television will never outgrow its adolescence. Which is quite all right, because adolescence is the most interesting period of life. For never will "the number of watchers in the nation ex- ceed the number of listeners"; from the very nature of radiovision this fact will remain so. And as to his "maturity"—if this stage demands dependable trans-oceanic television, then frankly I can not agree that it may possibly come within ten years, or even twenty. To achieve this, we must either rule sun-spots out of existence, or send our pictures through and not above the sur- face of the earth. As Mr. Lee points out in some detail, Tele- vision is certain to produce profound changes in the motion picture industry, especially in the picture-making division. Existing picture pro- ducers, the "B" class in particular, must be made to see the handwriting on the wall. The new Television industry will build studios and begin to turn out millions of feet per year of good en- tertainment for radio transmission. One hopes