Innovations that Changed the World: An Introduction to the David Sarnoff Collection explores Sarnoff’s pioneering contributions to the electronics industry. The exhibition traces the history of telecommunications from the invention of radio to the dawn of the information age using objects drawn from TCNJ’s David Sarnoff Collection.
The RCA Videodisc system – along with the story of its creation, introduction, and impact on the RCA corporation – embodies the curious power and fragility of corporate innovation. This exhibit uses objects, images, and documents from the Sarnoff archives to examine the complex relationships between basic research, business decision-making, and product development and marketing. Continue Reading
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We’re very happy to have two terrific students working with us this summer to help us keep moving forward on some ongoing projects – and help us find new ways to connect to our campus audiences. We checked in with Melanie and Stenneth during their first week of work, and we’ll continue to do… Continue Reading
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Vinyl Videos: The Rise and Fall of the RCA VideodiscThe RCA Videodisc system – along with the story of its creation, introduction, and impact on the RCA corporation – embodies the curious power and fragility of corporate innovation. Continue Reading
On Sunday April 24, to mark the opening of the exhibit, the Sarnoff welcomes campus and community friends to a public reception (1pm) followed by a live/Zoom conversation (2-3:30pm) among Videodisc project leaders and scholars and historians of science, technology. and innovation. Continue Reading
Happy New Year from the Sarnoff! Friend of the Sarnoff Collection — and our December 2021 presenter — Gary Woodward has kindly allowed us to post an excerpt from The Sonic Imperative: Sound in the Age of Screens, his new book on the undervalued but crucial sonic realm. Given the richness and breadth of… Continue Reading
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Gary Woodwork on Sunday, December 5! Dr. Gary Woodward Presentation Six Vital Auditory Landmarks Sunday, December 5, 2021 5:00 pm Join us at the Sarnoff Collection to celebrate its re-opening, and for this audio/visual presentation by TCNJ emeritus professor Gary Woodward based on his provocative new book, The… Continue Reading
Welcome Back Open House at The Sarnoff Collection Join us to celebrate another important milestone, the reopening of the Sarnoff Collection at TCNJ! Stop by the Sarnoff Collection on Sunday, December 5th to mark the Sarnoff’s reopening with a free public reception and audio/visual presentation by TCNJ emeritus professor Gary Woodward based on his provocative… Continue Reading
We are sorry to miss you, but the Sarnoff Collection will be closed Wednesday 11/24 and Sunday 11/28. We’ll reopen on Wednesday 12/1 at 1:00! Also – be on the lookout for an announcement of our official welcome back event on Sunday, December 5! Continue Reading
