Empire of the Air
Directed by Ken Burns.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Oct. 18, 1991
The director of the acclaimed PBS series The Civil War here tackles the history of early radio and the individuals who invented its technology. The source book's author Tom Lewis will speak at 9pm Thurs. Oct. 24 following that evening's screening.
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