Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Plates vii
4. Figures ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Chronology of Events in The Continuous Wave xv
7. ONE. Prologue 1
8. TWO. Fessenden and the Alternator 28
9. THREE. Elwell, Fuller, and the Arc 87
10. FOUR. De Forest and the Audion 162
11. FIVE. Radio, Cables, and the National Interest 250
12. SIX. "An American Radio Company" 302
13. SEVEN. The Formation of RCA. Part 1: Washington and New York 355
14. EIGHT. The Formation of RCA. Part 2: London and Jersey City 387
15. NINE. Expansion and Integration 432
16. TEN. RCA in Transition 480
17. ELEVEN. Epilogue 514
18. APPENDIX. Contract for Establishment of High Power Radio Service 563
19. Index 573