Radio Man: the remarkable rise and fall of C.O. Stanley (IEE History of Technology Series, 30) [Hardcover]

Mark Frankland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0852962037 | ISBN-13: 978-0852962039

Charles Stanley turned PYE Radio into a multinational company with thirty thousand employees that contributed to Britain's victory in World War II. PYE Radio went on to become a world leader in mobile communications, helping shape the modern media age. However, by 1966 Stanley had lost both his company and his reputation. This researched text is written within the broad context of the political, technological and business changes of the time, and shows how a very ambitious businessman was brought down by the qualities that made him so successful.

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including:

-Power & Energy
-Renewable Energy
-Radar, Sonar & Navigation
-Electromagnetics
-Electrical Measurement
-History of Technology
-Technology Management

Editorial Reviews

Review

'...riveting account of the initial triumphs but ultimate tragedy of one of the greatest twentieth century entrepreneurs in advanced technology....' -- Correlli Barnett CBE - author of 'Audit of War' and 'Last Victory'

'A gripping story of commercial and scientific battles in the days of heroes and villains....' --Anthony Sampson - author of 'Anatomy of Britain', 'The Sovereign State of ITT', and 'The Seven Sisters'

About the Author

Mark Frankland read history at Cambridge University and at Brown University. He was a foreign correspondent for The Observer, working in the Soviet Union, the Far East, Europe and the United States. He twice won the British Press Awards prize for foreign reporting. His most recent book,'Child of My Time' (Chatto & Windus, 1999), won the J.K. Ackerley Prize for autobiography. His account of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, 'The Patriots' Revolution' (Sinclair-Stevenson, 1990), was shortlisted for the NCR award. He is the author of five other books, including 'Krushchev' (Penguin, 1966) and the 'The Sixth Continent' (Hamish Hamilton, 1986), a study of Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 356 pages
• Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (July 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852962037
• ISBN-13: 978-0852962039
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,685,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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