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000310780 1001_ $$aThompson, Richard J.$$q(Richard Jule)$$d1965-
000310780 24510 $$aCrystal clear :$$bthe struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II /$$cRichard J. Thompson, Jr.
000310780 260__ $$a[Piscataway, NJ] :$$bIEEE Press ;$$aHoboken, N.J.  :$$bWiley-Interscience,$$cc2007.
000310780 300__ $$aviii, 230 p., [24] p. of plates :$$bill., map ;$$c25 cm.
000310780 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-217) and index.
000310780 5050_ $$aIntroduction : "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.
000310780 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bArmy.$$bSignal Corps$$xHistory$$yWorld War, 1939-1945.
000310780 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bArmy$$xCommunication systems$$xHistory.
000310780 650_0 $$aWorld War, 1939-1945$$xCommunications.
000310780 650_0 $$aOscillators, Crystal.
000310780 650_0 $$aQuartz crystals.
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