Behind the Urals

Behind the Urals An American Worker in Russia's City of Steel

Charts the evolution of radio, TV, and cable technology in (mainly) non-technical language, covering the technical, personal, economic, and social aspects of the subject. Emphasizes the strategies, achievements, and failures of individuals and companies in the broadcast industry. For those in or about to enter television broadcasting or its related industries. Acidic paper. Reprint of John Scott's classic account of his five years as a worker in the new industrial city of Magnitogorsk in the 1930's, first published in 1942. It is enhanced by the texts of three debriefings of Scott, published here for the first time. A timely reissue. No index. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Ashley Morin@ashmm
4 stars
Mar 10, 2022