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Author: Scott Woolley (Alliant International University, California, USA)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780062242761
ISBN 10: 0062242768
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 January 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Scott Woolley s presents a lively and informative account of the stunningly successful collaborations and final bitter fight of David Sarnoff and Edwin Armstrong, two visionary leaders who played key roles in the evolution of the wireless industry. --Andrew Odlyzko, Bell Labs and University of Minnesota communications expert
Scott Woolley's presents a lively and informative account of the stunningly successful collaborations and final bitter fight of David Sarnoff and Edwin Armstrong, two visionary leaders who played key roles in the evolution of the wireless industry. --Andrew Odlyzko, Bell Labs and University of Minnesota communications expert
A compelling look at the relationship - and eventual betrayal - between two American communications giants: Edwin Armstrong, an inventor who developed FM radio; and David Sarnoff, the ruthless techie turned business titan who built RCA into a powerhouse. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Scott Woolley's presents a lively and informative account of the stunningly successful collaborations and final bitter fight of David Sarnoff and Edwin Armstrong, two visionary leaders who played key roles in the evolution of the wireless industry. --Andrew Odlyzko, Bell Labs and University of Minnesota communications expert Woolley interweaves an engrossing tale of the evolution of the American communcations industry with colorufl details about the individuals who built the tech, and the regulatory challenges that threatened it. --Jonathan Zittrain, author of The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It and Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University Woolley is a good writer with an especially nice touch for describing technology. --Wall Street Journal Woolley packs a lot into this slim book. The author's portraits of Sarnoff and Armstrong are precise and multidimensional. . . . A fluidly written and well-reported story. --Booklist
Author Information
Scott Woolley is a technology and business writer. Formerly a Forbes Telecom correspondent and the magazine's West Coast Bureau Chief, he has written about technology and business affairs for the MIT Technology Review, Fortune, and Slate, among other publications. He studied economics and public policy at Claremont McKenna College and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
