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Title The network : the battle for the airwaves and the birth of the communications age / Scott Woolley. Author Woolley, Scott, author. Imprint New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016] ℗♭2016.
Location Call No. Note Status Fruitville Nonfiction 384.5409 WOO ON SHELF Call # 384.5409 WOO Phys. Desc. viii, 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280). Contents Invisible. Armstrong ; Sarnoff ; Marconi ; Bride -- Invaluable. Sarnoff ; Armstrong ; Sarnoff ; Hoover ; Sarnoff ; Armstrong ; McCormack ; Rogers ; Sarnoff ; Sarnoff ; Johnson -- Infinite. Sarnoff ; Paley ; McGowan. Summary Describes the friendship and partnership between David Sarnoff, the head of RCA, and Edwin Armstrong, the developer of the first amplifier, and how they combined efforts to bring the FM transmitter and modern radio to society and forever change the world. Subject Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954. Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971. Radio Corporation of America -- History. Radio -- United States -- History. Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History. Armstrong, Edwin H. (Edwin Howard), 1890-1954. Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971. Radio Corporation of America -- History. FM broadcasting -- United States -- History. ISBN 006224275X 9780062242754