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Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781501759321
- ISBN-10: 1501759329
- Publisher: Three Hills
- Publish Date: September 2021
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.7 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 448
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