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The Portable Radio in American Life

Michael Brian Schiffer

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In this fascinating history of the portable radio, Michael Schiffer shows how this invention is as American as apple pie. Along the way, he tells how technology has responded to consumer preference, how corporate "cryptohistory" has made us believe the Japanese invented the radio, and how the spread of the portable radio mirrors that of other technologies. More than 400 photographs make this book both a definitive resource and a delightful browse.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Release: November 01, 1991

ISBN 13: 9780816512843

The Portable Radio in American Life

Michael Brian Schiffer

0/5 ( ratings)

In this fascinating history of the portable radio, Michael Schiffer shows how this invention is as American as apple pie. Along the way, he tells how technology has responded to consumer preference, how corporate "cryptohistory" has made us believe the Japanese invented the radio, and how the spread of the portable radio mirrors that of other technologies. More than 400 photographs make this book both a definitive resource and a delightful browse.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Release: November 01, 1991

ISBN 13: 9780816512843

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