Books that are relevant to the history of broadcasting technology
On Air - A
History of BBC Transmission
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New: Island Base: Ascension in the Falklands War An important piece in the jigsaw of the history of the Falklands War. It includes a chapter by Norman Shacklady on the BBC's involvement. (Norman is also joint editor of On Air.) author: Captain Bob McQueen publisher: Whittles Publishing year: 2007 isbn 978-1904445-18-0 |
The Emergence of
Broadcasting in Britain This is a very human account, from the dawn of radio to the attainment of a Royal Charter in the late 1920s. It tells of the struggles and frustrations of engineers in developing innovative equipment. author: Brian A Hennessy publisher: Southerleigh year: 2005 isbn: 0-9551408-0-3 |
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Prospero's WirelessA biography of P.P. Eckersley by his son Myles Eckersley. It contains a lot of interesting material about the background to early BBC engineering developments. Publisher: Myles Books Year: 1997, Revised 1998. isbn: 0 9531625 0 8
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2MT Writtle: the birth of British broadcasting.
A good
book describing events leading up to the start of the BBC, with
particular emphasis on transmitters and characters such as P.P.Eckersley.
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BBC Engineering 1922-1972This is "The Bible"! It has 569 pages packed with information about all aspects of BBC Engineering. Unfortunately the book has been out of print for many years but sometimes it can be obtained from libraries and second-hand bookshops such as Kelly Books. author: Edward Pawley OBE, MSc(Eng), C Eng, FIEE publisher: BBC Publications. Year: 1972 isbn: 0 563 12127 0 |
The BBC at Savoy Place 1923-1932: 2LO calling, the 1998 IEE Archives
Interesting pictures, but not much about transmitters.. |
Daventry Calling The WorldThis is a detailed account of a very important BBC transmitting station. It tells the story of the site, the engineering systems and the people involved. If you liked On Air, you will like this book! author: Norman Tomalin publisher: Caedmon of Whitby year: 1998 isbn: 0905355 46 6 |
The early history of radio: from Faraday to Marconi.
A good
book covering the period before the emergence of broadcasting. Useful for
learning about wireless developments right from the start. |
The Marconi Company, jubilee year.
author:
MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY LTD |
Marconi research and development.
author:
MARCONI COMPANY LTD |
The Marconi book of wireless.
author:
MARCONIPHONE-COMPANY |
Guglielmo Marconi.
author:
REYNOLDS P (MARCONI COMPANY LIMITED)
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A history of the Marconi Company
author: W
J Barker
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Most
of the books above are available from the
IET library.