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Serving Through Science
Created byEncyclopædia Britannica
StarringDr. Guthrie McClintock
Country of originUSA
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseAugust 15, 1946 –
May 27, 1947

Serving Through Science is the first educational television series broadcast in the United States. The series premiered on the DuMont Television Network on August 15, 1946 and was shown Tuesdays at 9 pm ET. The weekly program starred Dr. Guthrie McClintock showing short films produced by Encyclopædia Britannica, and was sponsored by U. S. Rubber.

The last show aired May 27, 1947.[1]

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References

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1