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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
By (author) Tom Lewis
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Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries—Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff—whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.
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Publisher | Cornell University Press
Published date | 15 Sep 2021
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 448
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 907g
ISBN | 978-1-5017-5932-1
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BISAC | technology / radio
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