Serving Through Science
Created byEncyclopædia Britannica
StarringDr. Miller McClintock
Country of originUSA
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseMay 1945 (1945-05) –
May 27, 1947 (1947-05-27)

Serving Through Science was "the first regular science-related network series"[1] and the first educational television series broadcast in the United States.

The series premiered on the DuMont Television Network in May 1945, and was shown Tuesdays at 9 pm ET.[2] The weekly program starred Dr. Miller McClintock showing short films produced by Encyclopædia Britannica, and was sponsored by U. S. Rubber.[1]

The last show aired May 27, 1947.

The series' name was also a slogan used by the sponsor in its advertising.[3]

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  1. ^ a b LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski (2013). Science on American Television: A History. University of Chicago Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780226922010. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Television in Review" (PDF). www.americanradiohistory.com. June 1945. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023. U.S. Rubber Co. last month began a series of weekly half-hour programs titled 'Serving through Science'.
  3. ^ "(United States Rubber Company ad)". Life. June 18, 1945. p. 70. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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