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Raboy Marc <1948-> |
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Marconi : the man who networked the world / / Marc Raboy |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (888 p.) |
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Electrical engineers - Italy |
Inventors - Italy |
Telegraph, Wireless - History |
Telegraph, Wireless - Marconi system |
Radio - Italy - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Marconi: The man who Networked the World ; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS ; Plates ; Prologue: Marconi in His Time and Ours ; PART I: The Prodigy ; 1: Bologna: Beginnings ; 2: Priority and Detractors ; 3: London: Start_Up ; 4: The Magician ; 5: New York: New Frontiers ; 6: Love and Imperialism ; 7: The Upstart Technology ; 8: "The Great Thing" ; 9: Newfoundland: The World Shrinks ; PART II: The Player ; 10: Corralling the Brand ; 11: Regulation ; 12: Marriage ; 13: A Life in Litigation ; 14: The Marconi Aura ; 15: A New World Order ; 16: On the Way to Somewhere |
17: The Perfect Laureate PART III: The Patriot ; 18: The Godsend ; 19: Signals of War ; 20: Wireless and Disaster ; 21: "The Marconi Scandal" ; 22: The Invisible Weapon ; 23: "L'eroe magico" ; 24: The Statesman ; 25: The Spark ; PART IV: The Outsider ; 26: The Master of the House ; 27: The Beam Indenture ; 28: Radio ; 29: The Merger ; 30: The Anchor ; PART V: The Conformist ; 31: A Servant of the Regime ; 32: Science and Fascism ; 33: "Your Every Wish Is My Command" ; 34: Controlling His Legacy ; 35: The Heritage ; 36: He Only Cared About Wireless . . . ; POSTSCRIPT ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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