Thompson, Richard J. <br/><br/>
Crystal clear :  the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II / 
Richard J. Thompson, Jr. 
 - Piscataway, NJ :  IEEE Press,  2012 
 - viii, 230, [24] p. of plates :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781118104644 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  Signal Corps --History--World War, 1939-1945<br/>United States. Army.  Signal Corps --History--World War, 1939-1945
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1939-1945--Communications<br/>Oscillators, Crystal<br/>Quartz crystals