cover image Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Tom Lewis. HarperCollins Publishers, $16 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-098119-8

The lives of the two innovative technologists (Lee DeForest and Edwin Armstrong) and the entrepeneur (David Sarnoff) whose work led to the success of radio provide the basis for this well-researched and superbly written volume. Illustrations. (Jan.)