Visions of Electric Media : Television in the Victorian and Machine Ages / Ivy Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Ivy, author.

Series:

Televisual culture

Televisual Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages).

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Visions of Electric Media is an historical examination into the early history of television, as it was understood during the Victorian and Machine ages. How did the television that we use today develop into a functional technology? What did Victorians expect it to become? How did the 'vision' of television change once viewers could actually see pictures on a screen? We will journey through the history of 'television': from the first indications of live communications in technology and culture in the late nineteenth century, to the development of electronic televisual systems in the early twentieth century. Along the way, we will investigate the philosophy, folklore, engineering practices, and satires that went into making television a useful medium.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2020: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 105807

ISBN:

9789048537877

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462986596

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access