Futurist Slidecast
Lee De ForestBy: Lindsay Stitt
Class: History 3UA3
Professor: Dr. Egan
Due: February 27, 2014
The Audion- a futurist?
Lee De Forest with his invention, the audion
A symbol of futuristic values
Futurists never take breaks
Spread and
popularization of
wireless technologies
Role of patronage-Need funding to improve
television
-Need to improve television
to get funding
The business of futurists
Patronage, Futurism and De
Forest
De Forest and the Television
From Guttenberg to De Forest
So, what is a futurist again?
Contributions and Implications
Where do we go from here?