When America tuned into the radio
It’s almost impossible now to imagine a time when listening to the radio was an American pastime. But when visitors walk through the doors of The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments’ Special Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Harvard Science Center, they are quickly transported back to an era when the radio was the centerpiece of the living room, the mainstay of broadcast media, and a tool that connected people much like the internet does today. “Radio Contact: Tuning In to Politics, Technology & Culture” lets visitors time travel through radio’s start in the 1920s, through its golden age, and finally to the modulated listening technology at our fingertips in the 21st century. Dana Boebinger, Michael Ruiz, and Brittany Mayweather, all Ph.D. candidates from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Rachel Hanebutt ’16 take part in a panel during their live podcast. Photo by Jeffrey Blackwell “Radio transformed our world...