a curated list of important and influential books that document the history of radio, its invention, and its societal effects

In 1935 the British produced a number of radio-controlled aircraft to be used as targets for training purposes. ... when it results in civilian deaths ... Car companies introduced FM car radios in 1963. In 1964, the FCC ordered that FM stations stop simulcasting and create original programming for FM broadcasting. Edwin Armstrong invented Frequency Modulation radio (FM radio) in 1933, but his employer, RCA, ignored and even boycotted the invention. FM radio vastly ... Introduced in January 1946, the 2-Way Wrist Radio was an invention of industrialist Diet Smith's son Brilliant. Like ... when he was abducted and held hostage by ... Mar 18, 2022 ... These sets were created by the ... It's believed that over 175,000 of these sets were sold in the year the group was active (1944–45). 1860: The existence of radio waves predicted. 1866: Demonstrated that rapid variations of electric current could be projected into space. Nov 2, 2021 ... The invention of the two-way radio changed communications dramatically. When people could communicate back and forth in real time using one ... Experiments by Heinrich Rudolf Hertz between 1880 and 1890 proved the existence of electromagnetic waves. His successful work took place after earlier ... The four chief players in American radio's early years, Marconi, Canadian-born Aubrey Fessenden, Lee deForest, and John Stone Stone [sic] were all inventor/ ... May 3, 2019 ... It wasn't until 1933, when EdwinArmstrong officially introduced FM radio, that we saw a true change in the audio market.