Paul Schatzkin

Biographer of Obscure 20th Century Scientists, Nut behind the wheel of a 1949 Chevy 3100 Pickup (

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I just remembered today is the Anniversary of both Trinity (1945) and the launch of Apollo 11 (1969). Great achievements, but Mankind is still just apes w Nukes. https://t.co/8MjxnKcr2f

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With 462 days remaining until the Centennial of Television TV goes "interactive" with "Winky Dink"
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Podcast:
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Web Edition:
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Visit:
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Read: The Boy Who Invented Television:
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@ReigningCoins Thank you, Rosalind. It's nice when somebody sees the method in my madness. Follow my other project: https://t.co/JeFK8LuxBU There's a rabbit hole at the end of that one, too (https://t.co/dVgdqWz7dp)

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With 469 days remaining until the Centennial of Television we get the answer to the question "What's on the TeeVee tonight?"
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This week’s podcast:
https://t.co/QUJgnz58rI
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This week’s Web Edition:
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With 476 days remaining until the Centennial of Television on September 7, 2027, Dick Clark brings the burgeoning teen audience on board American Bandstand (1952).
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This week’s podcast:
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This week’s Web Edition:
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With 483 days remaining until the Centennial of Television on September 7, 2027, we drop in on "America's Favorite Family" in "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1952).
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This week’s podcast:
https://t.co/FGrogyUElU
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This week’s Web Edition:
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With 490 days remaining until the Centennial, the Countdown continues with #70: The "Today" show, premiering on NBC on January 14, 1952,
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This week’s podcast:
https://t.co/oUL62PBVgZ
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This week’s Web Edition:
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Visit:
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With 504 Days remaining until the Centennial, the Countdown continues with #71: Amos 'n Andy, one of the most controversial shows in broadcasting history.
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This week’s podcast:
https://t.co/S69A0gCL7g
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This week’s Web Edition:
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With 504 Days remaining until the Centennial, the Countdown continues with #72: Everybody Loves Lucy.
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This week’s podcast:
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This week’s Web Edition:
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With 504 Days remaining until the Centennial, the Countdown continues with #72: Everybody Loves Lucy.
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This week’s podcast:
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This week’s Web Edition:
https://t.co/l9npOHoUw4

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Countdown continues with #73: Whirlwind (1950): The Computer That Merged with TV.
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This week’s podcast: https://t.co/X3nHKYyglU
This week’s Web Edition: https://t.co/eQ7q4mLW5o
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Visit: https://t.co/HLx43zGqQt
Read: The Boy Who Invented Television: https://t.co/1t13ETVpJA

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@wkpixley1 Apparently not. Go ahead and email me [email protected]

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With 525 Days remaining until the Centennial, the Countdown continues with #75, introducing Jay Ward, who turned a crusading rabbit into a flying squirrel.
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This week's podcast: https://t.co/s5VDexQmwm
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/lAT5Elrfvp
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#television #tvhistory

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The Countdown to the Centennial continues with #74: Disney Comes to TV.
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By putting a weekly program on ABC, Disneyland the TV show paid for Disneyland the theme park.

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This week's podcast: https://t.co/k1FTfKNIu6
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/9wrDYohUS3

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There are now just 530 days remaining until the Centennial of Television, and today we have a BONUS EDITION of the Countdown to share with you:
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Countdown #76 recalls how the Nielsen Ratings became the gold standard for success in television
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This week's podcast: https://t.co/6Sb1Jg2vC9
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/sg46YGLxXq

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Countdown #77 revisits Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows – the pioneering sketch comedy program that launched dozens of careers and spawned countless imitators.
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This week's podcast: https://t.co/fPLiRYwICt
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/KXO3Fy02WD

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When Gertrude Berg created the sitcom, she defined the format that shows like Lucy, The Honeymooners, and All in the Family would refine and expand in the decades that followed.
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This week's podcast: https://t.co/giK0bd78Ep
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/LVcGrtvrEN

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Philo Farnsworth was not survived by a company that could write the history. Countdown #79 recalls the demise of Farnsworth Television & Radio it was when sold to ITT in 1949.
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This week's podcast: https://t.co/sItO5WE7Wm
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This week's Web Edition: https://t.co/CRMSUWoFiv

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From back in the day when monarchs understood the stakes (well, a recreation of that time... or maybe just a complete confabulation... )

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When NBC started looking for daytime programming for television, the network gave Irna Phillips the green light on a new program – These Are My Children – which brought "soap operas" to television.
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Podcast: https://t.co/jUh5EXomPe
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Web Edition: https://t.co/84Z2JbpRKC