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The Inventor of Stereo - The life and works of Alan Dower Blumlein (Paperback, New edition)
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The Inventor of Stereo - The life and works of Alan Dower Blumlein (Paperback, New edition)
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This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of
Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of
circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history. Alan Dower
Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output
rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during
the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which
has covered his life and achievements ever since. His 1931 Patent
for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of
his contemporaries regarded it at as more than 20 years ahead of
its time. Even years after his death, the full magnitude of its
detail had not been fully utilized. Among his 128 Patents are the
principle electronic circuits critical to the development of the
world's first electronic television system. During his short
working life, Blumlein produced patent after patent breaking
entirely new ground in electronic and audio engineering. During the
Second World War, Alan Blumlein was deeply engaged in the very
secret work of radar development and contributed enormously to the
system eventually to become 'H2S'- blind bombing radar. Tragically,
during an experimental H2S flight in June 1942, the Halifax bomber
in which Blumlein and several colleagues were flying, crashed and
all aboard were killed. He was just days short of his 39th
birthday. For many years there have been rumours about a biography
of Alan Blumlein, yet none has been forthcoming. This is the
world's first study of a man whose achievements should rank among
those of the greatest Britain has produced. This book provides
detailed knowledge of every one of his patents and the process
behind them, while giving an in depth study of the life and times
of this quite extraordinary man.
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