The Life and Times of A D Blumlein

R. W. Burns

IET, 2000 - 534 ページ

Alan Dower Blumlein was a genius and has been described as the greatest British electronics engineer of the twentieth century. Although he was tragically killed at the age of 38, he contributed enormously to the fields of telephony and electrical measurements, monophonic and stereophonic recording and reproduction, high definition television, electronics, antennas and cables, and radar systems of various types. His accidental death in June 1942 was described by an Air Chief Marshal as 'a catastrophe', and the Secretary of State for Air said that 'it would be impossible to over-rate the importance of the work on which [Blumlein was] engaged': his loss was a 'national disaster'. He was responsible for saving many thousands of lives during the Second World War, and his endeavours in peacetime led to pleasure being given to millions of people.

This meticulous, extensively researched and well-referenced book presents a balanced account of the life and times of a brilliant engineer. It is certain to be the major biographical source on Blumlein for all historians of technology and science.

目次

• Long lines: 47
• Monophonic recording and reproduction: 85
• Stereophonic recording and reproduction: 123
• PreEMI television history: 151
• EMI and highdefinition television: 165
• The London Station: 209
• Personality: 227
• Blumleins technical achievements in electronics: 247
• Air defence: 277
• EMIs 60 MHz job: 297
• The battle against the night raiders and AI Mark IV: 323
• The Blitz and AI Mark VI radar: 349
• Miscellaneous wartime activities: 371
• The Battle of the Atlantic: 419
• The crash and its aftermath: 459
• Genius: 483
• AD Blumlein and stereo sound recording: 497
• AD Blumleins patents: 513
• Index: 523

著者について

Russell Burns held various appointments in higher education before retiring in 1986. He has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 25 years. His publications include the three books British Television: the formative years, Radar Development to 1945 and Televisions: an international history of the formative years, as well as over 50 papers. An IET fellow, Professor Burns is a past chairman of the IET's History of Technology professional group, Archives Committee and Science Education and Technology Divisional Board.

書誌情報

• 書籍名: The Life and Times of A D Blumlein; History and Management of Technology Series 第 第 24 号 巻; History of technology series; IEE history of technology series: Institution of Electrical Engineers 第 第 24 巻 巻; Institution of Electrical Engineers: IEE History of technology series 第 第 24 巻 巻
• 著者: R. W. Burns
• 版: イラスト付き
• 出版社: IET, 2000
• ISBN: 085296773X, 9780852967737
• ページ数: 534 ページ