Deschutes Public Library

Empire of the air, the men who made radio

Label
Empire of the air, the men who made radio
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Empire of the air
Runtime
120
Series statement
Ken Burns' America collection
Sub title
the men who made radio
Summary
From Ken Burns, producer of THE CIVIL WAR, comes the story of radio's creation of radio and three men of genius, vision, and determination: Lee De Forest, a clergyman's flamboyant son; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the world's most powerful communications company. This film evokes the lives of three men whose work profoundly transformed modern America
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action