Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War IIISBN: 978-1-118-10464-4
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240 pages
October 2011, Wiley-IEEE Press
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Introduction: "We Were Heavily Armed and We Had Crystals" 1
1 From Wire to Wireless: The Development—and Acceptance—of Tactical Radio 5
2 Crystal Control—the Great Gamble 17
3 The Signal Corps Lays the Foundation 31
4 Nothing Else to Do but Grind Crystals 55
5 Riding the "Flat Wheel Limited"—Overseeing a Mass Production Industry 69
6 Supplying a Mass Production Industry—the Civilian Government Steps In 93
7 "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" 117
8 "God Made Lots of Small Crystals" 129
9 The Aging Crisis—Stopgap Measures 145
10 The Aging Crisis—Physics to the Rescue! 153
11 "Without Crystals You Have Radio; With Them, Communications" 163
Appendix 1: Crystal-Controlled Equipment 175
Appendix 2: Crystal Manufacturers 179
References 183
Index 219