Empire of the Air : The Men Who Made Radio /

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Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries-Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff-whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Tom (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Radio > United States > Biography.
Radio > United States > History.
History Of Technology.
New York History.
U.S. History.
Technology & Engineering / Radio.
Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, David Sarnoff, radio history, invention of radio, father of radio.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Thirtieth Anniversary Paperback Edition
  • Prologue: A New Empire for a New Century
  • 1. The Faith in the Future
  • 2. The Will to Succeed
  • 3. "What Wireless Is Yet to Be"
  • 4. Sarnoff and Marconi: Inventing a Legend
  • 5. Wireless Goes to War
  • 6. Releasing the Art: The Creation of RCA
  • 7. Snapshots from the First Age of Broadcasting
  • 8. Court Fight
  • 9. The Godlike Presence
  • 10. Armstrong and the FM Revolution
  • 11. The Wizard War
  • 12. "Until I'm Dead or Broke"
  • 13. Victories Great and Small
  • Epilogue: The Empire in Decline
  • Sources and Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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