| Description |
xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. They Called It Wireless -- 2. Marine Radio -- 3. The Broadcast Boom -- 4. Amateur Radio -- 5. Point to Point -- 6. Potpourri -- 7. On the Move -- 8. Military Radio -- 9. Cellular and Satellite Telephones -- 10. Wireless Transmission of Power -- 11. Television -- 12. Police Radio -- 13. The Morse Code -- 14. The Vast Continent -- 15. Radar -- 16. Collecting -- App. 1. Biographies of Radio Pioneers in the United States -- App. 2. Marconi's Yacht -- App. 3. Radio Organizations -- App. 4. Radio Publications -- App. 5. FCC, January 9, 1942 -- App. 6. FCC, January 9, 1942 -- App. 7. Order Closing Amateur Radio Stations, April 1917 -- App. 8. Phonetic Word List Used in Radiotelephony -- App. 9. International "Q" Signals Used in Radiotelegraphy -- App. 10. Radio Museums -- App. 11. Citizens Band Frequencies |
| Analysis |
Radio History |
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Radio History |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Inventors -- Biography.
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Radio -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
96025734 |
| ISBN |
0786402598 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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