DocumentCode
1094208
Title
Fascinating tubes
Author
Preist, Donald H.
Author_Institution
Varian-Eimac San Carlos, CA
Volume
31
Issue
11
fYear
1984
fDate
11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1609
Lastpage
1611
Abstract
The author describes his involvement with electron tubes (valves) from the 1920´s through to the present day, including his participation in the 1942 Bruneval raid. His concern is with the personalities, good and bad, of those in charge, more than with technical details.
Keywords
Batteries; Glass; Manufacturing; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Radio transmitters; Security; Silicon compounds; Tungsten; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-ED.1984.21760
Filename
1484045
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