LEADER 02356oam 2200481zu 450 001 9910830617003321 005 20220629194352.0 010 $a0-470-05129-9 010 $a9780470051290 035 $a(CKB)2580000000002392 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000402761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11282827 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000402761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427026 035 $a(PQKB)11483924 035 $a(EXLCZ)992580000000002392 100 $a20160829d2007 uy 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrystal clear : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cIEEE Press$d2007 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-470-04606-6 327 $aIntroduction : "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. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCommunications 606 $aOscillators, Crystal 606 $aQuartz crystals 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aHistory - General$2HILCC 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCommunications 615 0$aOscillators, Crystal 615 0$aQuartz crystals 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aHistory - General 676 $a940.54/1273 700 $aThompson$b Richard J$078350 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830617003321 996 $aCrystal clear : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II$92267829 997 $aUNINA