{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-ad-blumlein-9780852967737","title":"The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Institution of Engineering \u0026amp; Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780852967737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2000 pg. 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurns, Russell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell 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 \u003ci\u003eBritish Television: the formative years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadar Development to 1945\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTelevisions: an international history of the formative years\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Institution of Engineering \u0026 Technology","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40223058100339,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4578729d-8ae7-45b1-8efd-603cfe586fbb.jpg?v=1656681972","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-ad-blumlein-9780852967737","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}