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[Commlist] new book: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio by Tom Lewis

Fri Sep 24 08:34:55 GMT 2021



A new publication from Cornell University Press, which we hope will be of interest.

*Empire of the Air***

The Men Who Made Radio

*Tom Lewis***

*_https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781501759321/empire-of-the-air/ <https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781501759321/empire-of-the-air/>_*

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*Available in print and digital formats**__*

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“Alternating between the technical wizardry, personality quirks, and feuds of these men, and the story of the growth of the industry itself and its influence over American life and leisure, the book is fast-paced, fun reading and doubles as a useful teaching tool for teachers of American history and culture, science, and mass communication.”*/—Library Journal/*

“/Empire of the Air/is indispensable for anyone curious about the beginnings of broadcasting... there is more than enough personal drama and social and political history to make the book entertaining and informative for the general reader.”*/—Globe & Mail /*

“[Lewis] has all of the skills and instincts of a historian, a gift for clear description of complex technologies and a real passion for detail.”*/—Los Angeles Times/*

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“Lewis’s book, which relates the civil wars between the principal figures in the invention and development of radio, is an achievement in its own right: finely detailed, engagingly written, and... unexpectedly dramatic.”*/—Boston Globe/*

“A compelling tale... takes readers back to another era and shows us how our lives were transformed forever.”*/—Washington Post/*

“The lives of the two innovative technologists (Lee DeForest and Edwin Armstrong) and the entrepreneur (David Sarnoff) whose work led to the success of radio provide the basis for this well-researched and superbly written volume.”*/—Publishers’ Weekly/*

/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.

*Tom Lewis*is Professor Emeritus of English at Skidmore College. His most recent book is /Washington./In addition to his numerous books, he has written and produced award-winning documentary films for Florentine Films and public television. He lives in Maine.


*Cornell University Press | September 2021 | 448pp | 9781501759321 | PB | £18.99**

*Price subject to change.

*The ebook version of this title available through all major digital vendors and retailers. If you wish to purchase this title for your library then please contact your library supplier. For more information on ebook purchasing please follow this link - **https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/ebooks/*

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