RCA

by Robert Sobel

Using RCA to exemplify the operations--rights and wrongs--of twentieth-century American industry, this book examines the history of the giant corporation under the leadership of David Sarnoff and after

282 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Robert Sobel was an American professor of history at Hofstra University, and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. He was also a chess Master, who represented the United States at the 1957 and 1958 Student chess Olympiads; he defeated thirteen-year-old future World Champion Bobby Fischer at Montreal 1956.

Despite his prolific writings in business history, he is most famous for his single novel, For Want of a Nail, an alternate history of the United States.

Reviews

[Maurice Savard · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't think it would be possible to make the story of the company behind the development of radio and television boring, but this book manages to do it. I didn't finish it. If the history of radio interests you, I recommend Empire of the Air. It's a much better read.