Suggested Reading

If you want to learn more of the technical details behind vacuum-tube electronic design, we recommend the following books.

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO TUBE AUDIO DESIGN, by Bruce Rozenblit (ISBN 1-882580-13-3);
PRINCIPLES OF POWER, by Kevin O'Connor (ISBN 0-9698-6081-1).
THE RADIO DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK, by Langford-Smith;
PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRON TUBES by Herbert Reich (ISBN 1-882580-07-9).
HANDBOOK OF MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR VACUUM DEVICES, by Walter Kohl (ISBN 1-56396-387-6)
HANDBOOK OF ELECTRON TUBE AND VACUUM TECHNIQUES, by Fred Rosebury (ISBN 1-56396-121-0).  

-All the books above are available from book dealers or from Antique Electronic Supply.

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