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Crystal clear = the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Crystal clear/ Richard J. Thompson, Jr.
Reminder of title:	the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /
Author:	Thompson, Richard J.
Published:	Piscataway, NJ :IEEE Press ; : c2007.,
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 230, [24] p. of plates) :ill., map :
Subject:	World War, 1939-1945 - Communications. -
Subject:	USA. -
Online resource:	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=5361006
ISBN:	9780470051290

Crystal clear = the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /
Thompson, Richard J.1965-

Crystal clearthe struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /[electronic resource] :Richard J. Thompson, Jr. - Piscataway, NJ :IEEE Press ;c2007. - 1 online resource (viii, 230, [24] p. of plates) :ill., map

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-217) and index.

Introduction : "We were heavily armed, and we had crystals" -- From wire to wireless : the development-- and acceptance-- of tactical radio -- Crystal control-- the great gamble -- The Signal Corps lays the foundation -- Nothing else to do but grind crystals -- Riding the "Flat Wheel Limited"-- overseeing a mass production industry -- Supplying a mass production industry-- the civilian government steps in -- "The whole radio crystal program of the Armed Services depends upon the success of the procurement program in Brazil. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with it" -- "God made lots of small crystals" -- The aging crisis-- stopgap measures -- The aging crisis-- physics to the rescue! -- "Without crystals, you have radio; with them, communications" -- Appendix 1 : Crystal-controlled equipment -- Appendix 2 : Crystal manufacturers.

ISBN: 9780470051290

Source: 9780470051290IEEEhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.orgSubjects--Corporate Names:

772587
United States.
Army.--History--World War, 1939-1945.Subjects--Topical Terms:

772592
World War, 1939-1945
--Communications.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

809280
USA.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: D810.C7 / T46 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/1273

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