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

Author: Richard J Thompson
Publisher: Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Richard J Thompson
ISBN: 9780470046067 0470046066
OCLC Number: 74880641
Description: viii, 230, [24] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: Richard J. Thompson, Jr.
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