The Continuous Wave : Technology and American Radio, 1900-1932 / Hugh G. J. Aitken.

  • Aitken, Hugh G. J.
Date:
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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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