a curated list of some of the most important and influential books that document the history of radio, its invention, its key figures, its programming, and its profound effects on society

Nov 11, 2022 ... Edison, his team, and competitors worked over the years to develop a better microphone for those wax cylinders. (At the time wax cylinder ... May 18, 2023 ... The Early Years. The term “FM” is an abbreviation for “frequency modulation,” which describes a specific method of encoding audio signals onto ... American icons, learn more about the Radio City Rockettes and the nearly 100 years of history behind this dance company ... Two brand-new numbers are introduced ... Aug 3, 2023 ... He used a spark gap attached to an induction coil and a separate spark gap on a receiving antenna. When waves created by the sparks of the coil ... Nov 1, 2012 ... Furthermore, contrary to what you might have read, the U.S. Supreme Court never said that he was -- not in 1943, not in any other year. If fact, ... Jun 15, 2020 ... On this day in 1920, the first wireless radio broadcast in the UK took place, conducted by Guglielmo Marconi. Chelmsford wanderings. Edwin Armstrong invented Frequency Modulation radio (FM radio) in 1933, but his employer, RCA, ignored and even boycotted the invention. FM radio vastly ... In 1895, Guglielmo Marconi used radio waves to transmit signals over a distance of several kilometers. He developed the technology in subsequent years to ... NIHF Inductee Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio by building equipment to transmit electrical signals through the air from one end of his house to the ... Radio went on to become an essential tool for the army and a means of receiving information and entertainment for households. In 1895, the Lumière brothers ...