THOMAS HUTCHINSO - Early Television Foundation

xINTRODUCTIONlights of the theater. In television a whole new future lies beforeus. Television will take everything that has been learned fromthe theater, from radio, and from pictures and will develop atechnique of its own until a new means of entertainment is born.Today the television horizons are limited; but we know that inthe not too far distant future London, Paris, Moscow, and Washington will be next door and all the peoples of the world nearneighbors. To make this dream come true everyone interested intelevision is faced with the problem of developing this newindustry.In this book the author will attempt to present television as itexists today, and to hint at its future possibilities with the hopethat itmay help young men and women find their place in thisnew field.What IsTelevision?To many people Television is still an unknown developmentof the future. To some it is as vague as the cyclotron smashingatoms in Berkeley, California. To others it is a practical everyday visual means of communication and it is only a question oftime before it will become just that to millions of Americans.Television actually is a window looking out on the world.Radio brought sound to the home television adds the visualimage.The average viewer will purchase a receiving setthere are nowmany different makes and types available and have it installedin his home. The size of the picture will depend entirely on howmuch he pays for the receiver. Picture sizes vary from aboutsix by eight inches on up to three by four feet. The popularchoice will probably be for receivers that deliver pictures rangingbetween twelve by nine inches up to twenty-four by eighteen.Sets reproducing pictures of this size cost very little more thanthe early models of good console radios. The receivers are verysimple to operate and any child can properly adjust them.You, in your home will see events of national importance justas they happen. Personalities that we only heard yesterday will beseen as well as heard tomorrow. Sporting events of all kinds willbe there for you to see with a twist of a dial. Drama, news, musicevery known type of entertainment will be waiting at your finger tips. Television programs on film as well as live studio pro-