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100 1 $aBurns, R. W.
245 10 $aBritish television :$bthe formative years /$cR.W. Burns.
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490 1 $aIEE history of technology series ;$v7
504 $aIncludes bibliographies and index.
505 0 $aThe birth of television, 1923-1926 -- The first demonstration, 1926 -- Company formation and progress, 1926-1928 -- The BBC view, 1928 -- An important demonstration, 1928 -- The start of the experimental service, 1929 -- The low definition experimental service, 1929-1931 -- A possible way forward, 1931 -- A commercial prospect, 1930-1032 -- Financial difficulties, 1931-1932 -- The emergence of a competitor, 1932-1933 -- Rival claims, 1933-1934 -- The work of the Television Committee : 30-line television, high definition television, 1934 -- The work of the Television Committee, patents and finance, 1934 -- The report of the Television Committee, 1935 -- The London Station, site and operating characteristics, 1935 -- The London Station, equipment provision, 1936 -- The trial, 1936 -- The service, 1936-1939. Appendices. List of witnesses and organisations represented (Television Committee) ; Estimates of cost of providing and working the London Station (Television Committee Report) ; Estimated cost of a television service from London and four regional stations ; Estimate of the cost of the television service for 1939.
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