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Marconi : Father of Radio (World in the Making) [Hardcover]

David Gunston (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Crowell-Collier Press (1967)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0007DYI7Q
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,630,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Dated, but Informative, March 22, 2007
I am not sure who the target audience was for this book, I presume it to be school aged children. It is a very easy reading book, if you can get over the old terminology. As an Amateur Radio operator myself, I found this to be interesting on the scientific level, not just for the information presented about Marconi's life.

An example of some of the old words used is the word "aerial" instead of antenna. In fact, at one point in the book the author makes a comment about "antennae as they were often called." Which, of course, now we use primarily instead of the word aerial.

Don't read the book for up to date radio lingo, nor to really learn about radio and its capabilities today. Rather, read it from the perspective of seeing what the world of radio thought about Marconi just a short time after his discoveries and death.
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