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

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
00023
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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4 TELEVISION: THE REVOLUTION There will be many revolutions in our post- war world. We can expect revolutions in busi- ness, as industry shifts gears from war produc- tion to peace-time manufacture. There may be political revolutions, as statesmen re-align the world's boundaries and weld a stable, prosper- ous peace. Surely we can expect a revolution in transportation—as the miles of aircraft assem- bly-lines discontinue B-29's for Tokyo bomb- ings and start rolling out luxury sky-cruisers for Trinidad week-ends. And there is one revo- lution which will have a direct, immediate effect on all our lives: the revolution in the arts of entertainment and communication, with the coming of television. Actually, television has already come. It is perfected. Right now, the pictures are almost as good as 16 millimeter movies, in full, natural color. Within a matter of months after the war's end, you may expect to have a television receiver moved into your living room for two weeks' salary, or less. But that receiver is worth its weight in dynamite. It can add much to the happiness and knowledge of the world's peoples; but if mishandled, it may blow up in our faces, causing damage which may take years to repair.