A simple explanation with animated diagrams shows the basic principles of television. This film takes you behind the scenes of television studios at Radio City, the construction of the iconoscope which is the sender and the kinescope which is the receiver.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006578
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Equipment and supplies
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)