"Electronics in the Evolution of Flight "traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics through their births in the minds of early thinkers and dreamers, such as the Wright Brothers and Alexander Graham Bell, to their eventual "marriage" under the name "avionics." Author Albert Helfrick provides a thorough account of the roles played by the famous and the obscure, from Edwin Howard Armstrong to Nikola Tesla and David Sarnoff, in the successful creation of aviation technology.
Helfrick does not limit his discussion to the flying machines themselves, but instead focuses much...

Electronics in the Evolution of Flight traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics, or avionics, from its earliest years to the indispensable tool it is today. Albert Helfrick, who for twenty-five years has designed avionics for agencies and corporations such as NASA and Boeing, provides a thorough account of the roles played by the famous and the obscure, from Edwin Howard Armstrong to Nikola Tesla and David Sarnoff, in the successful creation of aviation technology. Helfrick focuses much of his work on the advancement of electronic systems. He explains the origins of...