Portable Radio in American Life

Did you know . . . that portable radios were first envisioned in 1890 science fiction?; that the first ³boom boxes² were made in the 1920s?; that personal portables first appeared in the 1940s?; that the first transistor radio was manufactured in Indianapolis, not Tokyo? In this fascinating history of the portable radio, Michael Schiffer shows how this invention is as American as apple pie. Along the way, he tells how technology has responded to consumer preference, how corporate ³cryptohistory² has made us believe the Japanese invented the radio, and how the spread of the portable radio mirrors that of other technologies. More than 400 photos make this book both a definitive resource and a delightful browse.Schiffer, Michael Brian is the author of 'Portable Radio in American Life ', published 1991 under ISBN 9780756781231 and ISBN 075678123X.