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RefNoACS/5/10
LevelItem
TitlePress cuttings relating to wireless telephony collected by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date1914-1925
DescriptionVolume of press cuttings assembled by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton relating to wireless telegraphy, with coverage of Swinton's demonstration, at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, of wireless messages received from Commander Ferrie, based in the Eiffel Tower, Paris, which appeared in magnified dots and dashes, with the sounds magnified by a mirror galvanometer to be heard by the gathered audience. Also included are articles pertaining to Swinton's nomination for a Royal Society fellowship; galvanic cells; "Electricity and its Applications"; and possibilities of electric television.

The articles are from a variety of publications, such as The Daily Telegraph; Daily News & Leader; Standard; Morning Post; Glasgow Herald; Daily Citizen; Daily Express; Daily Chronicle; The Globe; The Star; Electrical Times; Electricity; Electrical Review; Nature; Electrical Engineering; Electrical Industries; The Watchmaker, Jeweler, Silversmith and Optician; The Wireless World; The Morning Post; Berwickshire News; The Nation; Nature; Newcastle Daily Chronicle; Daily Graphic; Journal of the Royal Society of Arts; Chemical Trade Journal; Chemical Engineer; Manchester Guardian; Christian World; Egyptian Gazette; Morning Bulletin;
Extent1 volume
FormatPrinted
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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