01940nam a2200277 a 4500 vtls000066006 KUKTEM 20251125093941.0 121109t2012 njuabf b 001 0 eng d 9781118104644 (pbk.) 201307171033 saini 201211091621 nadia UMP D810.C7 T46 2012 Thompson, Richard J. 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. Includes bibliographical references 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 United States. Army. Signal Corps History World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army. Signal Corps History World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Communications Oscillators, Crystal Quartz crystals 0 0 0 0 10000 10000 2019-09-04 117.35 0 D810.C7 T46 2012 0000075429 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 117.35 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 69824 69830 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5040*5050*6100*6101*6500*6501*6502*9992