02356oam 2200481zu 450 991083061700332120220629194352.00-470-05129-99780470051290(CKB)2580000000002392(SSID)ssj0000402761(PQKBManifestationID)11282827(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000402761(PQKBWorkID)10427026(PQKB)11483924(EXLCZ)99258000000000239220160829d2007 uy engtxtccrCrystal clear : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II[Place of publication not identified]IEEE Press2007Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-470-04606-6 Introduction : "We were heavily armed, and we had crystals" -- From wire to wireless : the development-- and acceptance-- of tactical radio -- Crystal control-- the great gamble -- The Signal Corps lays the foundation -- Nothing else to do but grind crystals -- Riding the "Flat Wheel Limited"-- overseeing a mass production industry -- Supplying a mass production industry-- the civilian government steps in -- "The whole radio crystal program of the Armed Services depends upon the success of the procurement program in Brazil. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with it" -- "God made lots of small crystals" -- The aging crisis-- stopgap measures -- The aging crisis-- physics to the rescue! -- "Without crystals, you have radio; with them, communications" -- Appendix 1 : Crystal-controlled equipment -- Appendix 2 : Crystal manufacturers.World War, 1939-1945CommunicationsOscillators, CrystalQuartz crystalsHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCHistory - GeneralHILCCWorld War, 1939-1945CommunicationsOscillators, CrystalQuartz crystalsHistory & ArchaeologyHistory - General940.54/1273Thompson Richard J78350PQKBBOOK9910830617003321Crystal clear : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II2267829UNINA