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New arthur collins radio wizard; free extra buy-it-now
Request a copy of this "Monkey Collins Radio Test Operator" 5x7 inch print
referenceAuthor: Ben W. Stearns
Most of the world looks at Electrical Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and Ham Radio Operators as boring and uninteresting fellows. In so many cases this is far from the truth, there are so many things that are never known. Here is the story of Arthur Collins, a boy genius, a man of unmeasurable talent. He pushed the the envelope continually, his life was full of discovery, adventure, near death experiences, intrigue, and even many occurrences of corporate politics. One example described in this book is the big fight with RCA Corporation over the right to manufacture vacuum tubes. How different the world would have been if he (Collins Radio) had not won that fight.
Very early Arthur Collins advertising, Pre-Collins Radio
These are Collins Radio Antennas!
Around 1960 or '61, when the first addition was built on the Fabrication building west of C avenue, hard surfacing of the parking lot did not get completed before winter weather set in. The gravel base was a muddy mess with many large water filled potholes. Employees had to don rubbers and overshoes to walk between the buildings and where they parked, distances up to several hundred yards. Such a situation was not to be overlooked by the creative minds of a small group of office workers. Making a trip to an auto salvage yard in southwest Cedar Rapids, they acquired the roof of a Volkswagen bug automobile. Making sure the lot was free of any onlookers, they strategically placed the car top in one of the large potholes. The desire results of their prank soon unfolded. Another employee rushed into the building and informed the guard at the entrance that a car had been swallowed up by a pothole. A flurry of activity followed, with maintenance supervisors quickly arriving to look over the scene, until realizing a hoax had occurred. The hole soon was filled with a truckload of rock"
The two book excerpts are picked from the hundreds that are contained in this 'Can't put it down' non-fiction work. Not only does it contain personally witnessed stories of Ben's, but he has collected stories and antidotes from all around the world. Arthur Collins was a driven man, he was very difficult to work for most of the time, but he did so much to advance electronics, computers, switching phone systems that you will be amazed when you read about these and more. If you are a Ham radio operator, or someone that has interest in the art and science of Radio and all the other neat gadgets that help planes fly, or other things that you will only find out about by reading the book.
The Computer Arthur designed to take on IBM.
* Introduction: Man of Genius
* Chapter 1: Teen age Radio Wizard
* Chapter 2: Survival and Growth
* Chapter 4: Years of Triumphs and Tragedy
* Chapter 6: The Cedar Rapids Impact
* Chapter 7: Spreading out to Dallas
* Chapter 8: The Amateur Champion
* Chapter 9: No. 1 in Avionics
* Chapter 10: Single Sideband - Heroic Achievement
* Chapter 11: Collins Radio and Space
* Chapter 12: Broadcast Years
* Chapter 13: Always the Undisputed Boss
* Chapter 14: The Perot Saga
* Chapter 16: When Things Went Downhill
* Chapter 17: Arthur A Collins, Inc
* Chapter 19: Aurthur's Legacy
Early vacuum tubes manufactured by Collins Radio, We have one of the
'Goddard' external grid C100-A tubes. 2nd tube from left, middle row.
Ben W. Stearns has had a journalism career in daily and weekly newspapers and in industrial public relations. He worked for Collins Radio Company and the Collins Radio Group of Rockwell International from 1962 - 77, much of that time as Public Relations Manager in the Cedar Rapids Division. In honor of this book in 2002 he was given the IEE-USA award for Distinguished literary contributions furthering public understanding of the profession.
* 394 pages including 32 pages of pictures
Special: Ben Stearn's Public Photo Gallery
Collins Radio Photo gallery, click here.
