Smithsonian Connection: Tuning in for Victory

Abstract

In November 1941, The Pittsburgh Press recalled that Westinghouse's radio research for World War I paved the way for KDKA's milestone of national broadcasting that began November 2, 1920. Now, observed the Press, "Twenty-one years later Westinghouse radio production plants are working day and night turning out precision broadcasting and receiving sets for Uncle Sam."
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