When I researched on Veditz for my upcoming video project, I got goose pimples when I saw George Veditz's letter to AG Bell. It felt like going back 95 years to his time and see Veditz and Bell debating.
The letter showed how the deaf community refused to support Bell and his Volta Bureau. See his letter dated on February 10, 1915.
George even hit the nail right on its head when he said, "I wonder if you could be induced to turn your attention to a sort of television that will do for the eye what the telephone does for the ear." What a chilling prophecy George had!
He knew that we are having videophones today! He must have seen the future and wrote the letter thinking back to future.
I find it odd as the first television did not happen until November 9, 1919.
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WOW! This is an awesome find.
Hi Paul,
Where is the research for George Veditz? I am in awe of your letter and would like to connect this to more letters available to public?
Thanks
Ralph Singleton
California
Kiel,
I find it very, very interesting about the letter Veditz wrote to agbell in Feb 10, 1915...
Consider... Leave Television for Deaf alone!!
Hi Paul, wowowow and thanks for sharing them!!! this one and other blog....keep going!!
Ralph, the link that you are seeking is at: http://memory.loc.gov/mss/magbell/169/16910212/0001i.jpg
Thank you, Paul for this posting and gave me goosebumps.
Stephen Hardy
HI Kiel,
That is awesome! He mentioned the term of television in 1915! My goodness. I love his letter that criticized AGBell for not supporting Deaf community.
I am wondering if we should call our videophone TELEVISION rather than videophone. We should call television, VISUAL-RADIO.
Hearing people:
Telephone and radio
Deaf people:
Television (vp) and visual-radio (TV)
Anyway very interesting article!
Deafchip
I recently left my comments above in my quotation of:
Consider... Leave Television for Deaf alone!!
best to say like...
Consider... Leave Television to Deaf ALONE!!
He must have a clear crystal ball. Wish he is alive right now so he can tell us what is ahead after we have our VP....
Hugo Gernsback was father of modern science fiction. He coined "Tele-Vision" in his 1914 Electro importing catalog. It is obvious that George was a fan of Hugo.
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