TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Richard J.
TI  - Crystal clear: the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II 
SN  - 9781118104644 (pbk.)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
PB  - IEEE Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Signal Corps
KW  - History
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Communications
KW  - Oscillators, Crystal
KW  - Quartz crystals
N1  - 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
ER  -