DVD 2 (Search for Troy, The Television Explosion)

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Search for Troy Schliemann finds the site of Ancient Troy and the mythical past becomes scientific fact. Heinrich Schliemann was a German grocer’s boy who had made a fortune in gold fields of California and became an archaeologist. He dug for three years at Hissarlik, in modern Turkey, determined to prove that it was the site of the Troy of the ancient epic story of Homer’s Iliad. In 1873 he discovers a glorious horde of treasure and opens the world’s eyes to the wonders of the ancient past. The mythical world of the heroes of the Iliad had become reality. Television Explosion Television explodes into a business and in one generation revolutionized our lives. David Sarnoff, a poor Russian immigrant, was the first person to recognize the financial and commercial potential for television. He had championed the radio mania of the 1920s and set out to put a television in every home in America. At the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York on April 30th 1939, Sarnoff unveils commercial television, the most powerful means of advertising and entertainment yet invented. Our world would never be the same again.	View a printer friendly version of this page...Copyright Date: 2002 Length: 25 minutes Library Audience: Young Adult Adult School Audience: Grade 8 to Adult Subjects: Social Studies, History Formats Available: DVD
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