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Synopsis

Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries-Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff-whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • ISBN: 9781501759321
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 586g
  • Languages: English