The History of Television, 1880 to 1941

No other technological innovation can be cited whose impact on the fabric of daily living has been as pervasive as that of television. A sole inventor does not exist; television came about through the remarkable interactions of several hundred scientists.
Interviews with these scientists, extensive archival research worldwide, and rare photos make this book--and its following volume--the one definitive history and the only authoritative account. Herein are the early inventions, the first devices, early camera tubes, the mechanical era, the kinescope, the iconoscope, and more. There are very extensive references.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword (by Dr. Albert Rose)     
Introduction      xiii

1. Archaeology and Prehistory of Television: 1671-1879     
2. Early Schemes and Inventions: 1880-1899     
3. The First Devices: 1900-1911     
4. "Distant Electric Vision": 1911-1920     
5. The Early Camera Tubes: 1921-1924     
6. The Mechanical Era Begins: 1925-1927     
7. The Introduction of the Kinescope: 1928-1929     
8. Back to the Laboratory: 1930-1932     
9. The Iconoscope: 1933-1935     
10. The London Television Service: 1936-1939     
11. The First NTSC: 1940-1941     

Notes     
Bibliography     
Glossary of Terms     
Index