{"product_id":"lee-de-forest-king-of-radio-television-and-film-paperback","title":"Lee de Forest: King of Radio, Television, and Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life-long inventor, Lee de Forest invented the three-element vacuum tube used between 1906 and 1916 as a detector, amplifier, and oscillator of radio waves. Beginning in 1918 he began to develop a light valve, a device for writing and reading sound using light patterns. While he received many patents for his process, he was initially ignored by the film industry. In order to promote and demonstrate his process he made several hundred sound short films, he rented space for their showing; he sold the tickets and did the publicity to gain audiences for his invention. Lee de Forest officially brought sound to film in 1919. \u003ci\u003eLee De Forest: King of Radio, Television, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e is about both invention and early film making; de Forest as the scientist and producer, director, and writer of the content. This book tells the story of de Forest's contribution in changing the history of film through the incorporation of sound. The text includes primary source historical material, U.S. patents and richly-illustrated photos of Lee de Forest's experiments. Readers will greatly benefit from an understanding of the transition from silent to audio motion pictures, the impact this had on the scientific community and the popular culture, as well as the economics of the entertainment industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee de Forest, Yale doctorate and Oscar winner, gave voice to the radio and the motion picture. Yet by the 1930s, after the radio and the Talkies were regular features of American life, Lee de Forest had seemingly lost everything. Why? Why didn't he receive the recognition and acclaim he sought his entire life until years later in 1959, when he was awarded an Oscar?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lifelong innovator, Lee de Forest invented the three-element vacuum tube which he developed between 1906 and 1916 as a detector, amplifier, and oscillator of radio waves. As early as 1907, he was broadcasting music programming. In 1918, he began to develop a system for recording and playing back sound by using light patterns on motion picture film. In order to promote and demonstrate his process he made hundreds of short sound films, found theatres for their showing, and issued publicity to gain audiences for his invention. While he received many patents for this technology, he was ignored by the film industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee de Forest, King of Radio, Television, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e is about the process of invention--how inventors really get ideas and how every inventor learns that they must know the work of those who came before, and why the myth of the lone inventor and the \"Aha! moment\" is largely a fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his inventions, Lee de Forest made possible the mass entertainment media we enjoy today. This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Adams has been a radio personality and a film maker. Currently he is a professor of radio, television, and film at San Jose State University, where he has been a department chair and an associate dean. As a researcher and writer of broadcast and early technology history, he created two award-winning documentaries for PBS, \"Radio Collector,\" and \"Broadcasting's Forgotten Father.\" He has had published numerous articles and three books, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eCharles Herrold, Inventor of Radio Broadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e. More information about the author and his work can be found at www.mikeadams.org and www.leedeforest.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 553\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118333005959,"sku":"9781461404170","price":48.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/209b51ab271344a1b90a1d7383a50f98.webp?v=1732532461","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lee-de-forest-king-of-radio-television-and-film-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}