1991, ISBN: 0060182156

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[EAN: 9780060182151], [PU: NY. 1991. Edward Burlingame Books/ Harper Collins.], Biography & Autobiography|Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography|General, Performing Ar… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780060182151], [PU: NY. 1991. Edward Burlingame Books/ Harper Collins.], Biography & Autobiography|Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography|General, Performing Arts|Radio|History & Criticism, Technology|General, Jacket, brown & black ½ cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. pg. 93 has a 1cm tear along the foredge, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). Signed with a dated inscription on the front flyleaf by the author. 421p. glossy b&w photo illustrations. index. sources & notes. select bibliography. akcnowledgments. index. world history. american history. biography. history of technology. politics. propaganda. ~ Empire of the Air tells the almost~unknown story of three American visionaries whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyists' toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis traces the lives of: • Lee de Forest, a poor clergyman's flamboyant son and the self~styled "Father of Radio." He held more than two hundred electronics patents, hut his enemies said he had appropriated most of his discoveries from the work of others. • Edwin Howard Armstrong, a reclusive genius with a passion for fast cars and great heights. He discovered the way to send clear signals around the world but would spend a lifetime defending his discoveries against the false claims of others. • David Sarnoff, a hard~driving immigrant from Russia who rose from telegram delivery boy to the first global communications czar as head of RCA, the most powerful communications company in the world. This is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between the lone inventor and the large corporation. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans more than half a century: 1899~1954, years when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. The story is punctuated by acts of idealism and imagination, greed and envy, ambition and determination~and genius. Empire of the Air is a magnificent, superbly researched biography of three extraordinary men whose achievements changed our lives forever., Books<

1991, ISBN: 0060182156

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[EAN: 9780060182151], [PU: N.Y. / New York: Edwin Burligame Books / HarperCollins ( Harper Collins ), 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY], EMPIRE OF THE AIR: MEN WHO MADE RAD… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780060182151], [PU: N.Y. / New York: Edwin Burligame Books / HarperCollins ( Harper Collins ), 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY], EMPIRE OF THE AIR: MEN WHO MADE RADIO -BY TOM LEWIS ( LEE DE FOREST / EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG DAVID SARNOFF RELATED ) LOTOOLI, Jacket, -----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 421 pages, b&w photos, ---"The story of the invention of radio focuses on scientist Lee de Forest, brilliant recluse Edwin Armstrong, and RCA mogul David Sarnoff, who turned a basement discovery into a worldwide communications revolution"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// Size: 6.25w x 9.5h Inches, Books<

ISBN: 9780060182151

Empire of the Air uncovers the almost unknown story of the creation of radio. It is a story of pioneering technology, of the American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision b… Mehr…

Empire of the Air uncovers the almost unknown story of the creation of radio. It is a story of pioneering technology, of the American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between the corporation and the lone inventor. Published in conjunction with the PBS documentary. 8 pages of photographs. Media > Book, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<

ISBN: 9780060182151

Hardcover book. 421 pages. Published by Edward Burlingame Books Media > Book, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]