Since the 1960s, the existence of a largely noncommercial public broadcasting system has become a familiar feature of American cultural and social life. Most histories of broadcasting, however, overlo
Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristi
Slotten (a postdoctoral fellow, history of science, Harvard U.) analyzes the early role of the federal government in the development of the US broadcast industry, as well as industry traditions that w
