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Book SynopsisHugh Aitken describes a critical period in the history of radio, when continuous wave technology first made reliable long-distance wireless communication possible and opened up opportunities for broadcasting voice and music. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make availab
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Plates, pg. vii*Figures, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave, pg. xv*ONE. Prologue, pg. 1*TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator, pg. 28*THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc, pg. 87*FOUR. De Forest and the Audion, pg. 162*FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest, pg. 250*SIX. "An American Radio Company", pg. 302*SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York, pg. 355*EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City, pg. 387*NINE. Expansion and Integration, pg. 432*TEN. RCA in Transition, pg. 480*ELEVEN. Epilogue, pg. 514*APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service, pg. 563*Index, pg. 573
