Lee de Forest

King of Radio, Television, and Film

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
553 Seiten
2011
Copernicus Books (Verlag)
978-1-4614-0417-0 (ISBN)

Lese- und Medienproben

Lee de Forest - Mike Adams
42,79 inkl. MwSt
The life-long inventor, Lee de Forest invented the three-element vacuum tube used between 1906 and 1916 as a detector, amplifier, and oscillator of radio waves. Lee de Forest officially brought sound to film in 1919. Lee De Forest: King of Radio, Television, and Film is about both invention and early film making;
The life-long inventor, Lee de Forest invented the three-element vacuum tube used between 1906 and 1916 as a detector, amplifier, and oscillator of radio waves. Beginning in 1918 he began to develop a light valve, a device for writing and reading sound using light patterns. While he received many patents for his process, he was initially ignored by the film industry. In order to promote and demonstrate his process he made several hundred sound short films, he rented space for their showing; he sold the tickets and did the publicity to gain audiences for his invention. Lee de Forest officially brought sound to film in 1919. Lee De Forest: King of Radio, Television, and Film is about both invention and early film making; de Forest as the scientist and producer, director, and writer of the content. This book tells the story of de Forest’s contribution in changing the history of film through the incorporation of sound. The text includes primary source historical material, U.S. patents and richly-illustrated photos of Lee de Forest’s experiments. Readers will greatly benefit from an understanding of the transition from silent to audio motion pictures, the impact this had on the scientific community and the popular culture, as well as the economics of the entertainment industry.

Mike Adams has been a radio personality and a film maker. Currently he is a professor of radio, television, and film at San Jose State University, where he has been a department chair and an associate dean. As a researcher and writer of broadcast and early technology history, he created two award-winning documentaries for PBS, “Radio Collector,” and “Broadcasting’s Forgotten Father.” He has had published numerous articles and three books, the most recent of which is Charles Herrold, Inventor of Radio Broadcasting. More information about the author and his work can be found at www.mikeadams.org and www.leedeforest.org

Chapter 1 Born to Invent.- Chapter 2 The Race for Wireless.- Chapter 3 The Meaning of the Audion.- Chapter 4 California Days.- Chapter 5 Radio’s Arrival.- Chapter 6 Phonofilm, the Promise.- Chapter 7 Phonofilm, the Realization.- Chapter 8 Phonofilm, the Rejection.- Chapter 9 Phonofilm, the Lawyers.- Chapter 10 Lesson and Legacy.

Zusatzinfo 131 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 553 p. 131 illus.
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Grafik / Design
Sozialwissenschaften
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte audio technology in movies • audio track film • history of sound cinema • history of talkies • Lee De Forest • light valve • science cinema • sound cinema • sound-on-film • synchronized sound cinema • vacuum tube amplifier
ISBN-10 1-4614-0417-7 / 1461404177
ISBN-13 978-1-4614-0417-0 / 9781461404170
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