Serving Through Science

Serving Through Science was the first television series that was about science. It was also the first educational television series broadcast in the United States.

The series started on the DuMont Television Network in May 1945. It was shown on Tuesdays at 9 pm ET. The weekly program starred Dr. Miller McClintock. He showed short movies made by Encyclopædia Britannica. The show was sponsored by U. S. Rubber.

The last show aired May 27, 1947.

The series' name was also used a slogan for the show when advertising.

References and sources
References

Sources
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) 
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) 
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) 
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:1945 American television series debuts
Category:1947 television series endings
Category:1940s American television series endings
Category:Education