The Continuous Wave: Technology and American Radio, 1900-1932 (Princeton Legacy Library Book 54)

Hugh 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 available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Plates Figures Acknowledgments Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave ONE. Prologue TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc FOUR. De Forest and the Audion FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest SIX. "An American Radio Company" SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City NINE. Expansion and Integration TEN. RCA in Transition ELEVEN. Epilogue APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service Index