The Continuous Wave : Technology and American Radio, 1900-1932 / Hugh G. J. Aitken.
- Aitken, Hugh G. J.
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- 1985
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Guildford, Surrey : Princeton University Press, 1985.
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xvii, 589 pages : Grayscale Illustration, Tables ; 24 cm
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Published by Princeton University Press.
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Contents
Prologue -- Fessenden and the Alternator -- Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc -- De Forest and the Audion -- Radio, Cables, and the National Interest -- “An American Radio Company” -- The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York -- The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City -- Expansion and Integration -- RCA in Transition -- Epilogue.
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Includes index.
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Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2019. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
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- 0691083762
- 0691023905
- 9780691611686