Democratic Radio: Marconi to Mobile
Here are the materials mentioned in the February 6 Nova lecture:
Presentation:
Timeline YouTube links:
Books & Media:
Thunderstruck – Erik Larson – Marconi and Hawley Crippen historical fiction
The Idea Factory – Jon Gertner – Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
American Radio History – Online collection of electronics, radio, television and broadcast periodicals. Six million pages of radio history in downloadable, PDF format.
American Radio History (book archive) – link to the book collection.
Forgotten Books – Online collection of books in digital format. Many topics including Technology, engineering and electronics — linked here.
Extra-Terrestrial Relays – Arthur C. Clarke article in the October, 1945 edition of Wireless World predicting geosynchronous telecommunications satellites (article starts on page 41 of the PDF)
Web:
ATX Floods – Live site showing status of low-water crossing in Central Texas
DX Maps – Live site showing propagation on the amateur radio bands
Podcasts:
The Moth – True Stories, Live, without notes
Revisionist History – Malcolm Gladwell
More Perfect – the Supreme Court
Snap Judgement – real stories with killer beats
WTF with Marc Maron – Episode 613 Barack Obama
iOS Apps:
TuneIn Radio – Stream radio stations from all over the world. Over 100,000 AM and FM stations listed.
KUT 90.5 – Direct connection with KUT radio.
Prairie Public – Direct connection with Prairie Public radio and television
Podcasts – Included in recent iOS devices. The best way to find and use podcast content. iTunes U content is listed here also.
iTunes U – Comprehensive listing of courses hosted on Apple’s iTunes U platform. Universities, Colleges, K-12 and more. An impressive collection of educational content.
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