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Watch Empire of the Air | A Ken Burns Documentary on the Men Who Made Radio | PBS. Follow the pioneers of radio whose genius and rivalry wove unexpected and tragic stories. Now...
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In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns...
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Explore. The Inventors. Meet the men who shared the primary...
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From Ken Burns, producer of THE CIVIL WAR, comes the story...
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For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American...
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio: Directed by Ken Burns. With Jason Robards, Red Barber, Erik Barnouw, Ken Bilby. For 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
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- 1991-10
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio is a non-fiction book by Tom Lewis, which traces the early development of radio broadcasting in the United States, published by HarperCollins in 1991. The book was adapted into both a 1992 documentary film by Ken Burns and a 1992 radio drama written and directed by David Ossman . [3]
Sep 1, 1991 · Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio. Thomas S. Lewis. 4.23. 134 ratings21 reviews. The story of the invention of radio focuses on scientist Lee de Forest, brilliant recluse Edwin Armstrong, and RCA mogul David Sarnoff, who turned a basement discovery into a worldwide communications revolution.
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Jan 24, 2022 · In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways. Aired: 01/24/22 | Expires: | Runtime: 1hr 51m 55s.
