[with a grin]
...And it pains me to see an educational thread corrupted by posting a New Topic, when you meant to post a Reply...

I also have several of the original RadLab books. The one titled "Waveforms" is like a foundation text on pulse circuits and such.

Pete

Sorry if anyone was confused. The Rad Lab existed at MIT. My point was that Loomis was doing major work at Tuxedo Park long before he was put in charge of the Rad Lab. Given the high quality of the work Loomis was doing on his own nickel and the fact that he ran the Rad Lab, I don't think it is wrong to regard the Rad Lab as a change in location and a much larger staff. After all, the planning for the creation of the Rad Lab was done at Tuxedo Park in December of 1940.

As you claim expertise in the matter, can you provide or link to a bibliography pertaining to either Loomis or the Rad Lab? I have "The Invention that Changed the World" and one on Loomis, but would love to read more. I couldn't locate the biography of Loomis I have. There is a downside to having a 5000 volume library.

On Nov 22, 2018, at 10:39 AM, saipan59 <saipan1959@...> wrote:

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I also have several of the original RadLab books. The one titled "Waveforms" is like a foundation text on pulse circuits and such.

I had hoped to get to the shed where the few Rad Lab books I have are resting in a box (it is now about +15 F here, and I am IN for the night after settling the sheep in the barn.)

So maybe tomorrow I’ll go look. If the Waveforms one is there, I’ll bring it in for warming and reading. I have on hand a package of laundry dryer sheets that may eliminate any storage aroma.

Roy

Roy Morgan
K1LKY since 1958
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On 11/22/18 10:39 AM, saipan59 wrote:

[with a grin]
...And it pains me to see an educational thread corrupted by posting a New Topic, when you meant to post a Reply...

I also have several of the original RadLab books. The one titled "Waveforms" is like a foundation text on pulse circuits and such.

The Waveforms volume is one of my favorites, in particular the "time
selection" chapter. Early sampling. :-)

-Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

Right! And those pulse circuits were fundamental to early computers in the 60's, such as the DEC PDP-8, which was made of discrete transistors, pulse transformers, etc.

Pete

Roy Morgan
K1LKY since 1958

Hey Roy! Nice bumping into you on this forum! I still have that RT-1 xmtr...

Pete

Hi Dave,

I goofed and deleted the link to the RAD Lab books. Could you please send it to me again. Thank you.

73,

Bill, WA2DVU
Cape May

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Bill,

Here is one site.? I'd recommend downloading and keeping them on your own system.?

Things on the 'net have a way of evaporating.? Half the links in my reference bookmarks have gone '404'.

Dave