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Televising science

JAN 01, 1949
A behind‐the‐scenes account of how a science show is telecast.
Roy K. Marshall

There is a genuine thirst for scientific knowledge in most homes. Satisfying that thirst will, I believe, create a friendly attitude toward science and scientists which will favor the cause of science in the future. Science needs an informed and friendly public to back it up.

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Roy K. Marshall, Cook Observatory, University of Pennsylvania and the Franklin Institute's Fels Planetarium.

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