| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 421 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
A New empire for a new century -- The faith in the future -- The will to succeed -- "What wireless is yet to be" -- Sarnoff and Marconi: inventing a legend -- Wireless goes to war -- Releasing the art: the creation of RCA -- Snapshots from the first age of broadcasting -- Court fight -- The godlike presence -- Armstrong and the FM revolution -- The wizard war -- "Until I'm dead or broke" -- Victories great and small -- The empire in decline |
| Summary |
"Biography of 3 Americans, Lee de Forest, Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff, who turned a hobbyists' toy into radio, and launch the modern communications age. The narrative of their creations is punctuated by acts of idealism and imagination, greed and envy, ambition and determination--and genius. It covers 1899 to 1954"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 23, 2021) |
| Subject |
De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961.
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Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954.
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Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971.
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| SUBJECT |
Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971
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Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954
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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
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Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954 fast |
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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961 fast |
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Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971 fast |
| Subject |
Radio -- United States -- History
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Radio -- United States -- Biography
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Radio
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Radio
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021016662 |
| ISBN |
9781501759345 |
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1501759345 |
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9781501759338 |
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1501759337 |
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