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--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on May 18, 2015, 03:22:49 am ---Just happened to be reading a history of those first valves. 

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A book? You couldn't provide a name, could you?

Thanks
John

CatalinaWOW:
"Empire of the Air/The Men Who Made Radio"  by Tom Lewis. ISBN 0-06-098119-9

The writing style isn't great, and he clearly favors one individual (happens to be my choice also).  Perhaps the most interesting thing in the book is the poor light it shines on the US legal system.

Tandy:
For a history of a true genius do some reading on Nikola Tesla, he deserves a lot more recognition for original ideas.

smjcuk:

--- Quote from: Tandy on May 18, 2015, 08:02:49 pm ---For a history of a true genius do some reading on Nikola Tesla, he deserves a lot more recognition for original ideas.

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Yes and no. He was completely batshit by the time it came to wireless power tranmission.

slurry:
I guess it was the venerable 555  :D

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