The Early History of Radio: From Faraday to Marconi

by G. R. M. Garratt

Overview

This study traces the "pre-history" of the radio, from the conception by Faraday and Maxwell of electromagnetic waves to Marconi's practical application of their theories. It explores the theoretical and experimental investigations of numerous, less well-known researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863413940
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publication date:	01/01/1994
Series:	History of Technology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gerald Garratt spent most of his career, apart from wartime service, at the Science Museum, London, and for many years he was in charge of the Communications Collections. He had completed six of this book's seven chapters before his death in 1989, and subsequently his daughter Susan Garratt has edited and prepared the final chapter based on material Gerald had collected from Marconi.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Faraday
• Chapter 3: Maxwell
• Chapter 4: Hertz
• Chapter 5: Lodge
• Chapter 6: Popov
• Chapter 7: Marconi