Dawn of the electronic age : electrical technologies in the shaping of the modern world, 1914-1945 / Frederik Nebeker.

Author: Nebeker, Frederik.

Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009.

Descriptionxi, 536 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:The Great War and wireless communications -- Electrical technologies in total war -- Electrification in the interwar period -- The Jazz Age and radio broadcasting -- Postwar recovery and the Great Depression: electrical technologies in industry and commerce -- Electrical technologies and the consumer culture -- Communication technologies in democratic and totalitarian countries -- Electrical engineering in an age of science -- World War II and electrical technology -- Radar, the weapon that decided the war -- Conclusion: Dawn of the electronic age.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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