Tube: The Invention of Television (Sloan Technology Series)

Had a TV repair long ago during the tube days, so, if this is you it’s the best book on the subject.

The authors did a ton of research for this book. The early chapters are written in what I would call an old fashioned style, better suited for a YA or even middle school reader. The style picks up later and becomes more adult and readable.This is a very complicated tale, as much about personal and commercial rivalries as about the development of the technology.Oddly, for a history of a visual medium there are few pictures. The most photos are of an early inventor of a failed technology and few or none of the more recent work and individuals.Even though the book was published in 1997 -- a long time ago by today's fast pace of technological developments -- the authors get a lot right in the last section predicting much of what TV has become today.Worth a read if you can find a decent used copy.

This book is great. It is easy to read and very informative while still being interesting. It is very comprehensive (much longer than I thought). But I find it enjoyable to read. I will never look at the screen the same. 351 pages of text with a chronology, research notes, bibliography, and index to make a whopping 427 pages. I’m using for research for building a TV production course for secondary students. @sunnyprof’scafe on TPT.

This really gets the history of the development of television (worldwide) into a very readable story. I liked it and read it twice in the last couple of years.

Very well researched and for a history book, it keeps a certain suspense. Enjoyable like a mystery novel.