Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-26
BROADCASTING BY RADIOPHONE
SHOWS UNTOLD POSSIBILITIES
Effect on Social and Political Life Is Comparable to In
vention OF Printing-Dr. Goldsmith Discusses
Problems to Be Solved.

"o@i'"H 70 nave an effect on social
ana political lifo comparable to the
snEohtins or printing. It's Efforts on
rational artistic Development Will
equal that of moving pictures. It's
possibilities have not yet begun 10
unfold themselves and its problems
Vet 70 DO solved are tremendous
These are few Of tho Impressions
cleaned from an Interview with Dr.
.h.rcd =. Goldsmith. professor at
mo Ci:y College of New York. di-
.ector OF radio tclesraphic and tcle-
phonic laboratory at that institu-
ION. sccrctar" or the Institute o.
i;adio Engineers. director Of the re-
s"arch department Of thc Radio Cor
poration. and former consulting en-
Eineer o! In" General Electric Com
pany.
y man OF vast inforna ton Is pr.
e., Goldsmith but OF even vhster !inag!.
nation. scholar Of foremost rank.
possessed OF formidable titlcs. no 10
set tn" vtricst amateur In his en-
'hus!asm FOR radio and it's mysteries
i;escarch has failed to dim for this
}"uthful-lookin9 scicntis; the ro-
NANCE OF his calling.
Result l. IncniruInbI~.
Radio broadcastinE." predicts Dr
Goldsmith. "wil provide the school!
tho theatcr. and lecture platform Of
IA" tutnrc. man viii be able 70
har. In his own homo, the news. ;he
!ates, play. Ia" opera. "a lecture OF
q political debate. He VIII no, be re.
uuircd 80 accept ore or these al.
i"rna,iT"s q, any given timc. but
IN b. All" 10 choose any of them
since they xii AL be gent ou, con.
currently or different wav. lengths.
The result Oh the political lie of
IN" countSy wiii hc .ucaicuiablc. The
United states is particularly seat
tered nation, dependent almost an
tireiy for it's unity on the rauiGi,y
OF it- means of communications The
latter ~ present consist OF tho press
N" periodicals. III. wire telegraph,
ana telephone.
The t"o former arc. by their very
Haturc. deferred ia their cncct II.
greater or lesser degre. Tho two
'lL;t"r are immediate. but personal.
reactirg generally only between ind..
Nliunis. They react, a definite point:
To" radtvphOnc covers an area In
radio broadcastlug is the means o.
u"th immediate and personal contac;
D'tw""u the officials OF tn. govern
ueut aud as citizens, between the
candidate and his possible cous;it!-
,'t.. -\s "a result reactions to great
!'srcs VIII bo direct. swift. and un-
affected by scosraphica! difference,
The nation VIII be iut"Gratcd to :, de-
etec never conceived 90. and the re-
sTlung effect on our III. and iustitu-
Ions ia equally Income. lvahl.
.Mo,ic> 81 the Ether
The effect on the nations artistic
lie VII! lac equally great ~ tn,
motion n.cturca have stimulated poo
PICS actis;iC NIsTa! iWar<s 50 VIII
TIA" Movies %! 'n Ether" stimulate
'h.ir aural images. u can reason
"b'y be r-edtrtcd tina, popular taste
u.s. music ana the spua.u drama win
ho imm.asurabiy upliiiad."
Dr. Goldsmith also pointed ou, an
other analogy between the radio and
N" movies, ia tina, tho former L. a
projection ~ - special sort Of cleo
rp- magnetic OF light wave. and the
latter Of an ordinary light wave.
However" ne continued. the radio
telephone has certain definite prov
inccs II VIII not. as some imagine
replace the wire telephone. Upon the
latter VIII always depend tn. basic
communication in Cnngcstcd dts
tricts; just as TRANSFERABLE Communi-
cation. and communication affecting
moving bodies and across inaccess;hlc
spaces must inevitably be the PROV
ince OF the wireless. Between these
'"o extremes is "a large field whose
uinposition between wire and wireless
only tho future can determine. But
ZACH has essential limitations which
viii prevent It ever crowdtng GU, the
ether.
Professor Goldsmith made il clear
ma, in its own field the radio was ms
completely practicable as the wirc. In
~" matter of privacy he explained
mat instruments have been invented.
SI|h as tht cryptic code machines
which send out messages in code with
'rcmcndous speed. and decodc them
., the receiver. Anyone LISTENING. in
would find IL practically Impossible to
PICK up the message. ar IL he did so
!" dccodc ii in time 10 be OF ans. use
furthermore. these machines can al
ter tie code as often and as ;rreru.
!arly as may be- desired In the ncId
%: radiotc!ephony there Is being nor
icctcd an instrument which sends ont
tho voice so greatly distorted tia, a
Taper" would hear mere Eibbcrish.
the receiver for which the message
vas intended. however, picks IL uD
ard renders II Immediately intclligi-
bic. Further. the method of distOr-
tion Is continually changing, so that
no listening in could be successful for
II very long time. None OF these de-
vices arc certain against an ingenious
spy and finely stlcctivc instrument:
Lat they render the ether as safe for
all practical purposes as the cable.
which itself Is not Immune agains.
leaking"
INC problems Of radio broaIca ting.
'.tSide OF technical development
"hich Dr.. Goldsmith asserted are be-
ing vigorously prosecuted, he declared
20 he the amateur and the spark sta
'oa. For the latter, as far as il at
,''tcd broadcasting. lie had no justi-
hcauoh and expressed tho belief that
VIC large commercial companies will
am 10 DO away with it altogether