Serving Through Science

Serving Through Science is the first educational television series broadcast in the United States. It debuted on the DuMont Television Network on August 15, 1946 and was shown Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST. 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]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1946-47 United States network television schedule

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

External links

• DuMont Television Network Historical Web Site
• Serving Through Science at IMDB