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

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
00027
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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8 TELEVISION: THE REVOLUTION ing!" That day the world will move into your living room. You're Mohammed. The mountain comes to you. This doesn't mean that television will be all things to all men. There's nothing magical about the invention. It has many limitations and haz- ards. The fruits of the revolution will not be realized easily or over-night. But it is a fatal mistake to underestimate the possible scope of the new industry. Television is going to be big. It's going to affect everyone. No intelligent per- son can close his eyes to it. The people who cling precariously to the status quo, pooh-poohing pictures-by-radio, can expect to be dropped by the wayside, with little left to them but the sand in which they buried their heads. The shape of the television revolution is im- portant for another, deeper reason. It is a straw in the wind. The direction taken by the new in- dustry may help to decide the entire course of American business in the post-war era. After the duration, we stand at the cross-roads. It is a critical decision. To what extent can individual initiative be trusted to assume the grave respon- sibility of raising the standard of living of Americans, and the people of the entire world?