Crystal clear; the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II.9780470046067 Crystal clear; the struggle for reliable communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry in World War II. Thompson, Richard J. Wiley-IEEE Press 2007 230 pages $54.95 Hardcover UG485 Before the war, explains Thompson (mathematics and science, College of Saint Rose Saint Rose may refer to: Women known as Saint Rose:
Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. ), crystal radios were made by hand, one-by-one; by the end of the war, a full-fledged industry had blossomed to provide the US military with instant and communications. Between introductory and contextual chapters, he tells the story as a succession of three crises: the US entry into the war, obtaining the supply of raw quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. needed, and the rapid aging of radios due to how they were being manufactured. He does not expect readers to be technologically sophisticated. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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