Serving Through Science

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Serving Through Science
Created byEncyclopædia Britannica
StarringDr. Miller McClintock
Country of originUSA
Release
Original networkDuMont
Original releaseMay 1945 (1945-05) –
May 27, 1947 (1947-05-27)

Serving Through Science was "the first regular science-related network series"[1] and the first educational television series broadcast in the United States.

The series premiered on the DuMont Television Network in May 1945, and was shown Tuesdays at 9 pm ET.[2] The weekly program starred Dr. Miller McClintock showing short films produced by Encyclopædia Britannica, and was sponsored by U. S. Rubber.[1]

The last show aired May 27, 1947.

The series' name was also a slogan used by the sponsor in its advertising.[3]

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References
  1. ^ a b LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski (2013). Science on American Television: A History. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780226922010. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ (PDF) https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Television-Magazine/Television-1945-06.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "(United States Rubber Company ad)". Life. June 18, 1945. p. 70. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
Sources
  • 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
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