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C. Francis Jenkins, pioneer of film and television / Donald G. Godfrey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Godfrey, Donald G., author.
- Series:
- History of communication.
- History of Communication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inventors--United States--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Cinematographers--United States--Biography.
- Cinematographers.
- Television--Biography.
- Television.
- Television--History.
- Cinematography--History.
- Cinematography.
- Jenkins, C. Francis (Charles Francis), 1867-1934.
- Jenkins, C. Francis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Charles Francis Jenkins, pioneer of film and television
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a biography of the important but long-forgotten American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins (1867-1934). Historian Donald G. Godfrey documents the life of Jenkins from his childhood in Indiana and early life in the West to his work as a prolific inventor whose productivity was cut short by an early death.
- Contents:
- ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter 1. Jenkins' Heritage and Youth""; ""Chapter 2. Early Film Experiments""; ""Chapter 3. A Lifetime of Struggle""; ""Chapter 4. Jenkins' Motion Pictures""; ""Chapter 5. Founding the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers""; ""Chapter 6. Visionary Entrepreneur""; ""Chapter 7. RadioVision: The Genesis and Promotion""; ""Chapter 8. Radio Pictures: Going Operational""; ""Chapter 9. Television: Seeing by Electricity""; ""Chapter 10. The Eyes of Radio""; ""Chapter 11. The Jenkins Television Corporation""
- ""Chapter 12. American Visionary""""Epilogue""; ""Appendix A. U.S. Patents Issued to C. Francis Jenkins""; ""Appendix B. Selected Jenkins Patents Referenced in Modern Patent Applications""; ""Notes""; ""A Selected Research Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print verison record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252096150
- 0252096150
- OCLC:
- 884725862
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