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Electronics-Themed Comics
October 1948 Radio & Television News
| October 1948 Radio & TV News |
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio & Television News, published 1919-1959. All copyrights hereby acknowledged. |
Here are a few electronics-themed comics from a 1948 edition of Radio & Television News magazine. I particularly like the one from page 92. Webster's Dictionary offers 28 separate definitions of the word "carry" in both transitive and intransitive forms. The definition implied by the proprietor is #19 a : to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or merchandise) from one time to another. The definition inferred by the lady is #1: to move while supporting. How can one word have so many definitions?
A complete list of all the comics I have posted is at the bottom of the page. They would make good fodder for lightening up a technical presentation.
Electronics-Themed Comics
"But Lady, you take my sign too literally!"
(p92)
"Good Morning, Exercise Club Members! Up and out of bed, bend to the floor, bend -- 1-2-3-4 put some pep into it!"
(p118)
"That must be the Grid Leak!"
(p92)
"That will conclude our broadcast for tonight!"
(p180)
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