The Science Fair Story of Electronics - The Discovery That Changed the World
#Fall-Winter 1980, Spring 1981
(1980)
Radio Shack,
1980 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation
- Printer
- Printed in the U. S. A.
- Editing
- William M. Palmer (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
First printing September 1980. On the cover and just above the indicia lists the catalog number: Cat. No. 68-2028.
Radio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation, One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Copyright 1980 by Tandy Corporation.
Radio Shack Division of Tandy Corporation, One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Copyright 1980 by Tandy Corporation.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get a headstart on tomorrow with Radio Shack TRS-80 computers today!
- Keywords
- Computer
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
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The Science Fair Story of Electronics / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- William M. Palmer (credited)
- Pencils
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Inks
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Colors
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Letters
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today began yesterday!
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Characters
- Teacher; students; Nikola Tesla; Sir Humphrey Gilbert; Michael Faraday; Benjamin Franklin; James Clerk-Maxwell; Heinrich Hertz; Joseph Henry; Samuel Morse; Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell; Thomas Watson; Guglielmo Marconi; Edwin Armstrong; Professor Ellery Paine; Karl Jansky
- Synopsis
- Survey of the accumulation of knowledge concerning electricity, with special emphasis on the contributions of immigrants. World Weather Watch, microwave ovens, overseas satellite electronic mail, picture phones, the compact integrated circuit, the microcomputer, and instant sports playbacks are all presented as new or coming innovations.
- Keywords
- Computer; electricity
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The Science Fair Story of Electronics / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- William M. Palmer (credited)
- Pencils
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Inks
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Colors
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers (credited)
- Letters
- J. & R. Weathers/Designers ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The story you have just read began countless centuries ago and because our ancestors had a natural curiosity about things.
- Genre
- advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- Vikings; Pilgrims; explorers; Neil Armstrong; Edwin Aldrin; students
- Synopsis
- A call for the advancement of science and freedom.
Build Your Knowledge With Science Fair Kits!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Safe, solderless, and lots of fun!
- Characters
- Teacher; students
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
The Funway to Learn About Science!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get additional copies of our famous new Science Fair Story of Electronics free for your club, class or group from your nearby Radio Shack store!
- Characters
- Teacher; students
Indexer Notes
Back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The U.S. NASA Space Telescope
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1.
["Get a headstart on tomorrow with Radio Shack TRS-80 computers today!"]
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2.
["Today began yesterday!"]
The Science Fair Story of Electronics -
3.
["The story you have just read began countless centuries ago and because our ancestors had a natural curiosity about things."]
The Science Fair Story of Electronics -
4.
Build Your Knowledge With Science Fair Kits!
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5.
The Funway to Learn About Science!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kirk House
- Dan Kocher
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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