Empire of the Air
The Men Who Made Radio
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries—Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff—whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The lives of the two innovative technologists (Lee DeForest and Edwin Armstrong) and the entrepeneur (David Sarnoff) whose work led to the success of radio provide the basis for this well-researched and superbly written volume. Illustrations.