{"product_id":"the-tube-guys","title":"The Tube Guys","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful 400 page hard cover book is the first on the history of microwave tubes and begins with inventions that led to this technology; Edison  Marconi  Tesla  \u0026amp; deForest. There is a chapter on the invention of each type of tube and their inventors; Varian  Boot and Randall  Kompfner  Epsztein  \u0026amp; Phillips. The impact of microwave tubes on World War II was greater than that of the atomic bomb. Key applications are covered; radar  electronic countermeasures  communications  microwave ovens  and linear accelerators. Formation of the key companies is detailed including Varian  Litton  Hughes  Teledyne  Raytheon  Watkins Johnson  and many more. From WW II to the Cold War and even now as Russia and the US spar; microwave tubes are essential for our defense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968246116405,"sku":"ByrdShop_0981692303","price":506.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780981692302.jpg?v=1770650136","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tube-guys","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}