The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece, by Norman F. JolyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in thisfile. **Title: The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece A Personal ViewAuthor: Norman F. JolyRelease Date: July 1, 2008 [EBook #66]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMATEUR RADIO IN U.K. AND GREECE ***The dawn of amateur radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal viewNorman F. Joly.COPYRIGHT 1990London : Joly, 1990. - 151p. - 0-9515628-0-0C O N T E N T S0. PROLOGUE1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICITY2. THE BIRTH OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS3. WHAT IS A RADIO AMATEUR?4. THE 1921 AMATEUR TRANSATLANTIC TESTS5. THE FIRST GREEK RADIO AMATEURS6. WORLD WAR II AND AFTER IN GREECE7. PIONEERS IN GREECE8. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES & ANECDOTES9. MISCELLANY10. GLOSSARY FOR NON-TECHNICAL READERSPrologueThales of Miletus.Thales, who was born in 640 B.C., was a man of exceptional wisdom and one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece.He was the father of Greek, and consequently of European philosophy and science. His speculations embraced a widerange of subjects relating to political as ...