Chronological Developments of Wireless Radio Systems before World War II

Dr. Vinayak Laxman Patil is affiliated with the Research Centre of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Maharashtra, India. He has previously served at several research and academic institutions such as Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, and Director of institutes like Centre for Electronics Design & Technology (CEDT) and Mahatma Gandhi Missions’s Infotech in Aurangabad, India. He has done his M.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications and Ph.D. from the University of Pune. He has received numerous awards over the years and is a member of many professional societies, including IETE, IEEE, Instrument Society of America, etc.    

Ancient Wireless Communications.- Search for Wireless Power Transfer Methods.- Electromagnetic Waves in Communication.- Marconi’s Exploitation of EM-Waves.- Fessenden’s Heroic Work in Wireless Telephony.- The Era of Vacuum Tube Developments and Spread of Wireless Telephony.- The Entry of Television.- Efforts Directed Towards Vehicular Communication.- Status of Wireless Air Defence Systems Before Word War-II.