Science on the Air : Popularizers and Personalities on Radio and Early Television /

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Mr. Wizard's World. Bill Nye the Science Guy. NPR's Science Friday. These popular television and radio programs broadcast science into the homes of millions of viewers and listeners. But these modern series owe much of their success to the pioneering efforts of early-twentieth-century scie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2009]
Temas:
Communication in science > United States > History.
Radio > United States > History.
Science news > United States > History.
Television > United States > History.
Technology & Engineering / General.
popular science, broadcasting, radio, npr, bill nye, mr wizards world, television, our friend the atom, education, entertainment, dissemination, innumeracy, topic, content, tone, public, communication, popularization, reception, scientific literacy, history, mass media, smithsonian, frank capra, austin clark, podcasts, engineering, technology, innovation, discovery, research, conservation, censorship, journalism, reporting, edward w scripps.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Prologue
  • 1. Tuxedos and Microphones
  • 2. The Radio Nature League
  • 3. Syndicating Science
  • 4. Cooperative Ventures
  • 5. Shifting Ground
  • 6. A Twist of the Dial
  • 7. Facts and Fictionalizations
  • 8. Adventuring with Scientists
  • 9. Broadcasting the Voice of the Atom
  • 10. Illusions of Actuality
  • Epilogue: Entertaining Lessons
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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