Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries--Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff--whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age.
Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak.
Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.
About author(s): Tom Lewis is Professor Emeritus of English at Skidmore College.
His most recent book is Washington .
In addition to his numerous books, he has written and produced award-winning documentary films for Florentine Films and public television.
He lives in Maine.
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Three Hills Empire of the air: the men who made radio, paperback/tom lewis
