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History of Television
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This poetry suite contains the following poems:
- “Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television “
- “Schadenfreude”
- “Ed and the Four Lads”
Description
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television | by J. J. Jonas
A farm boy’s idea for transmitting moving images grows into a battle with RCA for credit and control of television. The teacher who preserved Farnsworth’s early classroom sketch supplies the decisive evidence that helps the young inventor defeat a corporate giant.
Schadenfreude | by J. J. Jonas
A satirical meditation examines television viewers’ appetite for humiliation, manufactured fear, celebrity confession, and reality-show suffering. It asks how Farnsworth’s remarkable invention drifted from shared stories and wholesome ideals toward spectacle as entertainment.
Ed and the Four Lads | by J. David Abbott
The Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show is remembered through one American family’s bewilderment, swooning, and instant cultural conversion. The historic broadcast unites millions of viewers and marks the exuberant arrival of the British Invasion.
