History of the Marconi Company
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- Author(s) Baker, W J
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1970
- Pages 414pp; illus
- Publisher Methuen
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Reprinted 1996. Narrative history of the firm in three parts: 1] before 1918; 2] 1920s-30s; 3] 1940s-60s. Written by Marconis' Technical Editor (Research) who joined in 1952. Includes a chapter on the takeover of Marconi by English Electric Group. Focuses on products, product development. Relatively little on financial performance, management, structure, etc. Comprises 48 chapters including: ''The young Signor Marconi'; 'The infant company'; 'Transatlantic service realised'; 'The Marconi Scandal'; 'Wireless at the outbreak of the Great War'; 'The start of sound broadcasting in Britain'; 'The Imperial Wireless Scheme again'; 'The Cable & Wireless merger'; 'Development in marine equipment to 1939'; 'Research and development to 1939'; 'Engineering training and inter-communication'; 'The evolution of radar'; 'The English Electric takeover'; 'Developments in aviation, 1945-65'; 'Developments in television , 10945-65'; 'Expansion and reorganisation in the sixties'