The Development of wireless to 1920
By: edited by George Shiers ; with an introd. by Elliot N. Sivowitch.
Contributors: Shiers, George.
Series: Historical studies in telecommunications
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: Telegraph, Wireless -- History.; Radio -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of 20 articles published in various journals between 1890 and 1967.
Table of contents: title: De Tunzelmann, G. W. Hertz's researches on electrical oscillations.; title: Fleming, J. A. On the conversion of electric oscillations into continuous currents by means of a vacuum valve.; title: De Forest, L. The Audion.; title: Fessenden, R. A. Wireless telephony.; title: Fleming, J. A. The evolution of electric wave telegraphy.; title: Marconi, G. Wireless telegraphic communication.; title: Braun, C. F. Electrical oscillations and wireless telegraphy.; title: Marconi, G. Radiotelegraphy.; title: De Forest, L. Recent developments in the work of the Federal Telegraph Company.; title: Round, H. J. Wireless telephony.; title: Armstrong, E. H. Some recent developments in the Audion receiver.; title: Coursey, P. R. The methods employed for the wireless communication of speech.; title: Armstrong, E. H. A study of heterodyne amplification by the electron relay.; title: Marriott, R. H. United States radio development.; title: Smith-Rose, R. L. The evolution of the thermionic valve.; title: Goldsmith, A. N. Alternators of radio frequency.; title: Burrows, A. R. Wireless possibilities.; title: Prince, C. E. Wireless telephony on aeroplanes.; title: Elwell, C. F. The Poulsen system of radiotelegraphy.; title: De Forest, L. The audion: its action and some recent applications.