Inventor of Stereo the life and works of Alan Dower Blumlein
This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history.Alan Dower Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output rate easily surpassed that of Edison,...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Focal Press
2000.
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Edition: | 1st edition |
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628984706719 |
Summary: | This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history.Alan Dower Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which has covered his life and achievements ever since.His 1931 Patent for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of his contemporar |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781138412781 9781136120374 9781136120381 9780080509365 |