History of Television

Past and Present: Ancient Greek Mythology and Life in Modern Film and TV

Past and Present: Ancient Greek Mythology and Life in Modern Film and TV

June 15, 2021

How Hollywood tells ancient stories. Introduction Stories from Greek mythology are always fascinating. These timeless epic tales...

The Great TV Debates That Forever Changed How Politics Was Covered

The Great TV Debates That Forever Changed How Politics Was Covered

July 1, 2019

When ABC brought William F. Buckley, Jr., and Gore Vidal together, the media became more interested in...

When Television Was a Medical Device

When Television Was a Medical Device

May 20, 2019

Retracing the history of media technologies in the practice of medicine. Reba Benschoter readied herself to speak...

Hugo Gernsback’s 1963 Television Eyeglasses Anticipated Virtual Reality

Hugo Gernsback’s 1963 Television Eyeglasses Anticipated Virtual Reality

December 6, 2016

By David Pescovitz / 12.05.2016 This oft-seen wonderfully weird photo depicts Hugo Gernsback wearing his “teleyeglasses” in...

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