Wireless and empire : geopolitics, radio industry, and ionosphere in the British Empire, 1918-1939 /
Although the product of consensus politics, the British Empire was based on communications supremacy and the knowledge of the atmosphere. Focusing on science, industry, government, the military, and education, this book studies the relationship between wireless and Empire throughout the interwar per...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Subjects: |
Ionospheric radio wave propagation
> Research
> Government policy
> Great Britain
> History
> 20th century.
Ondes radioélectriques
> Propagation dans l'ionosphère
> Recherche
> Politique gouvernementale
> Grande-Bretagne
> Histoire
> 20e siècle.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Although the product of consensus politics, the British Empire was based on communications supremacy and the knowledge of the atmosphere. Focusing on science, industry, government, the military, and education, this book studies the relationship between wireless and Empire throughout the interwar period. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 386 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-378) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191568053 0191568058 9780191721755 0191721751 |