عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0470046066
(Number (ISBN
9780470046067
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b510701
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Crystal clear :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /
First Statement of Responsibility
Richard J. Thompson, Jr
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Interscience,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 230 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., map ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-217) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.-- Communication systems-- History
United States.-- History-- World War, 1939-1945
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Oscillators, Crystal
Quartz crystals
World War, 1939-1945-- Communications
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
940
.
54/1273
Edition
22
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Thompson, Richard J
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20061215000000.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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