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Telephone history. My popular United States oriented telephone history series. Original research and writing. Fully illustrated, well footnoted.


Wireless telephone history. My writing again, but with a worldwide view. Citations throughout, mostly to hardcopy resources.



Bell Labs' history by Narain Gehani. Bell Labs' veteran and author of Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel.

Letter prefixes or EXchange name history. Details on numbered and lettered telephone names.


Party line history My writing.






Dial system history by R.B. Hill
Strowger switching by R.B. Hill
Harvard educated Roger B. Hill spent decades with AT&T and Bell Labs. Authoritative articles on early switching.




Early radio notes by Don Kimberlin, wireless historian. Don's spent a lifetime in radio.

Post World War II wireless communications in the United States. My writing. Shorter, quicker to read article than my full length wireless history. Neat pictures!


Radar history by Robert Buderi. An excerpt from his book: The Invention That Changed The World. Good World War II coverage.

Radio-telephone (pre-cellular) notes by Geoff Fors, land mobile and two way radio expert.


Triode tube history by Tom Lewis. The invention that enabled nation-wide telephone service and world-wide radio. From his book Empire of the Air.

Transistor history by Riordan and Hoddeson: Fine selection from their important book The Crystal Fire.

Western Electric Company reminiscences by Cowboy Frank.

Early wireless by Ellison Hawks. Fine period writer of the 30's and 40's. IRE member.

Early wireless -- more! by Bob Lochte of Murray State University. Interesting selection entitled "Morse Invents the Wireless Telegraph." From his book on wireless pioneer Nathan Stubblefield.

http://www.privateline.com: West Sacramento, California, USA. A Tom Farley production

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