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020 _a9781118104644 (pbk.)
039 9 _a201307171033
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_y201211091621
_znadia
040 _aUMP
090 _aD810.C7 T46 2012
100 1 _aThompson, Richard J.
245 1 0 _aCrystal clear :
_bthe struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /
_cRichard J. Thompson, Jr.
260 _aPiscataway, NJ :
_bIEEE Press,
_c2012
300 _aviii, 230, [24] p. of plates :
_bill., map ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aIntroduction : "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
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
_bSignal Corps
_xHistory
_yWorld War, 1939-1945
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
_bSignal Corps
_xHistory
_yWorld War, 1939-1945
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCommunications
650 0 _aOscillators, Crystal
650 0 _aQuartz crystals
999 _aVIRTUA40
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