Science on American Television : A History /

As television emerged as a major cultural and economic force, many imagined that the medium would enhance civic education for topics like science. And, indeed, television soon offered a breathtaking banquet of scientific images and ideas-both factual and fictional. Mr. Wizard performed experiments w...

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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, [2013]
Temas:
Science television programs > History.
Television in science education > History.
SCIENCE / General.
scientific, case study, historical, history, america, united states, usa, tv, historian, cultural, economic, economy, pop culture, civic, educational, programming, mr wizard, experiments, learning, atomic bomb, carl sagan, cosmos, jane goodall, jungle, chimps, documentary, film, filming, camera, 1940s, 2000s, time period, era, decades, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, contemporary, modern, public, audience, children.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Chapter One. Inventions and Dreams
  • Chapter Two. Experimenting with Illusion
  • Chapter Three. Elementary Education, Basic Economics
  • Chapter Four. Dramatizing Science
  • Chapter Five. Taking the Audience's Pulse
  • Chapter Six. Saving Planet Earth: Fictions and Facts
  • Chapter Seven. Adjusting the Lens: Documentaries
  • Chapter Eight. Monsters and Diamonds: The Price of Exclusive Access
  • Chapter Nine. In Splendid Isolation: The Public's Television
  • Chapter Ten. Defining What's New(s) about Science
  • Chapter Eleven. Entrepreneurial Popularization
  • Chapter Twelve. Warning: Children in the Audience
  • Chapter Thirteen. Rarae Aves: Television's Female Scientists
  • Chapter Fourteen. The Smithsonian's World: Exclusivity and Power
  • Chapter Fifteen. All Science, All the Time
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Manuscript Sources Consulted
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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