George H. Clark Radioana Collection, ca.1880-1950.

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George H. Clark Radioana Collection, ca.1880-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83017239

The collection includes materials that span the entire history of the growth of the radio industry including technological development, economic history, and the impact of applications of technology on American life. In particular, the collection is rich in biographical information on the men who developed the technical aspects of radio and the industry; information on the inception, growth, and activities of radio companies, most notably the National Electric Signaling Company and RCA; and in photographs of all aspects of Radioana. The materials include articles, clippings, blueprints, drawings, patent specifications, sales literature and technical literature.

220 cu. ft.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Clark, George H.

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George Howard Clark (1881-1956). Radio engineer and vice president of RCA. Born at Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, emigrated to the United States at the age of fourteen. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S.E.E. in 1903. He worked for several firms and the federal government until joining the American Marconi Company in 1919, when the Radio Corporation of America was formed. He remained with RCA and eventually became one of its vice-presidents. F...