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" Crystal clear : "
Richard J. Thompson, Jr
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BL
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688512
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b510701
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Thompson, Richard J
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Crystal clear : : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /\ Richard J. Thompson, Jr
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| Publication Statement
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[Piscataway, NJ] :: IEEE Press ;Hoboken, N.J. :: Wiley-Interscience,, c2007
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viii, 230 p. :: ill., map ;; 25 cm
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0470046066
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: 9780470046067
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-217) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : "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
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United States.-- Communication systems-- History
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United States.-- History-- World War, 1939-1945
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Oscillators, Crystal
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Quartz crystals
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World War, 1939-1945-- Communications
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940.54/1273
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