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

Hugh Aitken describes a critical period in the history of radio, when continuous wave technology first made reliable long-distance wireless communication possible and opened up opportunities for broadcasting voice and music.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest pr...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Plates -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave -- ONE. Prologue -- TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator -- THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc -- FOUR. De Forest and the Audion -- FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest -- SIX. "An American Radio Company" -- SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York -- EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City -- NINE. Expansion and Integration -- TEN. RCA in Transition -- ELEVEN. Epilogue -- APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service -- Index
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Hugh Aitken describes a critical period in the history of radio, when continuous wave technology first made reliable long-distance wireless communication possible and opened up opportunities for broadcasting voice and music.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Princeton Legacy Library ;
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Plates --
Figures --
Acknowledgments --
Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave --
ONE. Prologue --
TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator --
THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc --
FOUR. De Forest and the Audion --
FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest --
SIX. "An American Radio Company" --
SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York --
EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City --
NINE. Expansion and Integration --
TEN. RCA in Transition --
ELEVEN. Epilogue --
APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
Plates --
Figures --
Acknowledgments --
Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave --
ONE. Prologue --
TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator --
THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc --
FOUR. De Forest and the Audion --
FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest --
SIX. "An American Radio Company" --
SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York --
EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City --
NINE. Expansion and Integration --
TEN. RCA in Transition --
ELEVEN. Epilogue --
APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Plates --
Figures --
Acknowledgments --
Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave --
ONE. Prologue --
TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator --
THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc --
FOUR. De Forest and the Audion --
FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest --
SIX. "An American Radio Company" --
SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York --
EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City --
NINE. Expansion and Integration --
TEN. RCA in Transition --
ELEVEN. Epilogue --
APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service --
Index
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