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The Wizardry of Wireless (1923)

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The Wizardry of Wireless (1923)
 Sponsor/Production Co.: General Electric Co. Transfer Note: Scanned at 20 frames per second from a 35mm print held by the Library of Congress. New Music: Ben Model. Running Time: 22 minutes.

Partly animated technical film illustrating how radio works. After tracing the history of communications, from smoke signals to the telephone, The Wizardry of Wireless explains the principles of radio transmission and shows the operations of WGY, General Electric’s pioneering radio station in Schenectady, New York. 

Resources
“Radio Pictured in Movies,” Washington Post, Feb. 18, 1923, 14; “School Film Reviews for April,” Educational Screen 3 (Apr. 1924): 161–62.