Christopher H Sterling
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When it first appeared in the 1930s, FM radio was a technological marvel, providing better sound and nearly eliminating the static that plagued AM stations. It took another forty years, however, for FM's popularity to surpass that of AM. In Sounds of Change, Christopher Sterling and Michael Keith detail the history of FM, from its inception to its dominance (for now, at least) of the airwaves.Initially, FM's identity as a separate service was stifled,...
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R.E.G. Davies worked in the commercial aviation industry from 1948 to 1981 and then moved into the academic world of air transport history as Lindbergh Professor of Air Transport History at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. After holding this post for 2 years he was appointed Curator of the Aeronautical Department at that same museum, where he developed and maintained the air transport archive, curated exhibits, gave lectures, and...