2020 marks the centenary of Marconi’s experimental transmissions
and this book seeks to commemorate this anniversary. The book examines
the history of radio and traces its development from theories advanced
by James Clerk Maxwell and Heinrich Hertz to the first practical
demonstrations by Guglielmo Marconi. It looks back to the pioneering
broadcasts of the BBC, examines the development of broadcast networks in
North America and around the world. It spotlights radio's role in the
Second World War.
The book also features the radio programs and
radio personalities that made a considerable impact on the listeners
during the ‘Golden Era’. It also examines how radio, faced by
competition from its electronic progenitor – television, adapted and
survived. Indeed radio has continued to thrive despite increased
competition from mobile phones, computers, mp3 players and smart
speakers. The book looks to the future and speculates how radio will
fare in a multi-platform future.
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