[Boatanchors] 1916 "Hoops!" Poem and a GREAT BOOK

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:00 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] 1916 "Hoops!" Poem and a GREAT BOOK


> Three people asked, so blame them, not me!
>
> http://earlyradiohistory.us/1963hwde.htm
>
> The book from whence this came has been made
> available on line.  If you have any interest in Navy 
> "wireless" from inception to just before WWII,
> it's worth your time, and you'll need a lot of it ;-) :
>
> http://earlyradiohistory.us/1963hw.htm
>
> 73 Dave AB5S

     This is an extremely good source for anyone interested 
in the general history of wireless, not just in the U.S. 
Navy.  It gives some idea of how RCA came into existence and 
how it turned out not to be quite what was anticipated. 
There are other books covering early wireless but this one 
will give you a good backbone for the others.
     Reading it as HTML is difficult but is a good place to 
start. The book is available used with a little searching. 
If you prefer actual books to a flat screen as I do the book 
will be worth searching out.