C. Francis Jenkins, Pioneer of Film and Television

by Donald G. Godfrey

This is the first biography of the important but long-forgotten American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins (1867-1934). Historian Donald G. Godfrey documents the life of Jenkins from his childhood in Indiana and early life in the West to his work as a prolific inventor whose productivity was cut short by an early death. Jenkins was an inventor who made a difference.

As one of America's greatest independent inventors, Jenkins's passion was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252038282
• ISBN13: 9780252038280
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"