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Other Resources

British Television, the Formative Years, R.W.Burns, Peter Peregrinus Ltd. 1986. British television from 1923 through 1936.

Distant Vision, Romance and Discovery on an Invisible Frontier, Elma G. Farnsworth, Pemberly Kent Publishers, 1993. Philo Farnsworth's story.

Old Television, Andrew Emmerson, Shire Publications, 1998. A small book with the early history of television in England.

Please Stand By, Michael Ritchie, Overlook Press, 1994. A history of early television, mostly in the U. S.

Television, an International History of the Formative Years, R. W. Burns, Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1998. Television development from 1877 through 1939 in Europe and the U.S.

The Box, Jeff Kisseloff,  Penguin Books, 1995. An oral history of television in the United States from 1920 to 1961.

The Great Television Race, Joseph H. Udelson, University of Alabama Press, 1982. A history of the American television industry 1925-1941

Tube, the Invention of Television, David E. Fisher and Marshall Jon Fisher, Counterpoint, 1996. The story of the invention of television, from Baird through color television.

Tube of Plenty, Erik Barnouw, Oxford University Press, 1990. The evolution of American television.

Zworykin, Pioneer of Television, Albert Abramson, University of  Illinois Press, 1995. Zworykin's role in the development of electronic television.

Experimental Television, A. Frederick Collins, Reprinted by Lindsay Publications, 1991. A 1932 book with information on building a scanning disk set.

The Mechanics of Television, Peter F. Yanczer, Experimental Television Society, 1987. Detailed instructions on how to build scanning disk television cameras and sets using modern parts.

Classic TVs, Pre-War thru 1950s, Scott Wood, L-W Books, 1992. Price guide of early American TV sets.

Collectors Guide to Vintage Televisions, Bryan Durbal and Glenn Bubenheimer,  Collectors Books, 1999. Price guide of early postwar American TV sets.

Historic Televisions and Video Recorders, Michael Bennett-Levy, Page Pre-Press Ltd, 1993. Pictures and information on English TV sets from 1936 through the 50s, and early video recorders.

Poster's Radio and Television Price Guide, Harry Poster, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1991. Price guide of early American radios and television sets.

The Golden Age of Televisions, Philip Collins, General Publishing Group, Inc., 1994.  Pictures of sets from 1928 through the early 50s.

TV is King, Michael Bennett-Levy, Page Pre-Press Ltd, 1994. Photographs and information on English TV sets from 1928 through the middle 50s.

NBTV, newsletter of the Narrow Bandwidth Television Association, Nottingham, England. A group dedicated to construction of mechanical television equipment.

The Old Timers Bulletin, publication of the Antique Wireless Association, Holcomb, NY. Articles on early radio and television.

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