Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1992)
- Directed by
- Ken Burns
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This Ken Burns documentary tells the story of three inventors who helped create radio. It covers their rivalries and the impact of their work on communication.
nostalgicinformativereverentdeliberatereflectivehistoricfocusedquietly dramatic
What happens
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio is a non-fiction book by Tom Lewis, which traces the early development of radio broadcasting in the United States, published by HarperCollins in 1991. The book was adapted into both a 1992 documentary film by Ken Burns and a 1992 radio drama written and directed by David Ossman. The source of the title is from a quote by Lee de Forest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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