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Pre-1935 Books This page covers early books on television, which taught about or discussed "mechanical" television (some books may touch on the beginnings of electronic CRT TV). 1926 Television - Seeing by Wireless written by Alfred Dinsdale This publication is considered to be the first English language book in the world written exclusively on the subject of television. Size: 5" x 7-1/4", 62 pages, 12 illustrations. The natural semi-rigid book cover is shown on the left and the dust cover on the right. Some interior pages will posted at a later date. Contains the first photograph ever taken of a television image. Gives brief history of TV experimentation to that date, and ends with a detailed explanation of the Baird mechanical system. 1929 Television by Sheldon and Grisewood
1929 Television the Eye of Radio by Jenkins 1930 Two-Way Television by Bell Telephone Labs
The full title reads: "Two-way Television and a Pictorial Account of Its Background", developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories (with AT&T), published in April 1930. Covers the Bell labs April 7, 1927 television demonstration, two-way picture phone demonstration and most interestingly, the demonstration of color television in June 1929. See all 40 pages of this booklet 1932 Experimental Television -- by J. G. R. Van Dyck -- Paris France -- Printed In Belgium Just a superb book on early television -- written in French -- 190 Pages -- 6-1/4" x 9-1/4" -- 150 Illustrations and photos. Click here to see inside this book. 1933 Radio Physics Course by Alfred A. Ghirardi - 900 Pages Click here to see inside this book.
1934 Funktechnik in Frage und Antwort (Radio Technics - Questions and Answers) Berlin, Germany Click here to see inside this book.
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