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The Continuous Wave : Technology and American Radio, 1900-1932 /

Hugh Aitken describes a critical period in the history of radio, when continuous wave technology first made reliable long-distance wireless communication possible and opened up opportunities for broadcasting voice and music.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aitken, Hugh G.J (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 54
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Plates
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave
  • ONE. Prologue
  • TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator
  • THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc
  • FOUR. De Forest and the Audion
  • FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest
  • SIX. "An American Radio Company"
  • SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York
  • EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City
  • NINE. Expansion and Integration
  • TEN. RCA in Transition
  • ELEVEN. Epilogue
  • APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service
  • Index