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Ken Burns: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio DVD

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From Ken Burns, producer of THE CIVIL WAR, comes the story of radio's creation of radio and three men of genius, vision, and determination: Lee De Forest, a clergyman's flamboyant son; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the world's most powerful communications company. This... ... More

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Producer: Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson, Tom Lewis
Executive Producer: Ken Burns
Production Company: Florentine Films
Production Year: 1991
Rating: TV-PG
Director: Ken Burns
Narrator: Jason Robards
Writers: Geoffrey C. Ward
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 120 minutes
Audio Format: Stereo

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Marco reviewed Ken Burns: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio DVD

Brilliant

Riveting documentary. Ken Burns found and incredible story, stranger than fiction. A must see.

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Hammershow reviewed Ken Burns: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio DVD

Great!

Anyone who works in broadcasting should watch this great documentary! Interesting and and at the same time very sad!

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Vector H. reviewed Ken Burns: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio DVD

The best Ken Burns film so far

Only a geek like me could praise this film so highly. Kids interested in tech (high or low) should see this film, and write a report on it. Check its facts, read other sources about radio, television, science and engineering. But this film is a great place to start. Its got some tech in it (Id like much more...). Its got the people. Its got the personal, and public battles. All the inspiration, frustration, elation, and desperation, surrounding one of the most fundamental technologies human kind has ever produced. Kudos to all those involved in the film. And a big thanks to Jason Robards for the narration, hes perfect. This film is epic...