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Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television

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ISBN: 978-0-471-74371-2

October 2005

Wiley-IEEE Press

180 pages

Description
This excellent publication provides a historical background of the dream of sight/sound extension by electric means and identification of the major participants is given. The book examines the foremost problem delaying the early progress of television and explores how the development of full-colour television by examining the inventions needed to achieve the dream, the people who produced them, the role of the motion picture industry, and more.
* Offers both a personal historical perspective of the development of television and an overview of the technology
* A unique opportunity to learn of the beginnings of television from one of RCA's pioneering engineers
About the Author
RICHARD C. WEBB, PhD, worked at RCA from 1939 to 1954, first as a research fellow with Purdue University and then as a staff research engineer. Following his career at RCA, Dr. Webb joined the staff at the University of Denver. Dr. Webb, an IEEE Fellow, received the Outstanding Electrical Engineer Award from Purdue University in 1992 and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Denver in 1996.