Word: wireless
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plant, established here during the war, into that of the University's new Engineering School establishment, was virtually completed last week when the renovating of Pierce Hall was brought to a close. As a result, buildings, in which a year ago some 6,000 blue jackets were being taught wireless telegraphy, have now been so thoroughly made over that they contain a most comprehensive group of modern electrical, sanitary, mechanical and civil engineering laboratories of the highest order, as well as ample accommodations for all the allied fields of study given at the Engineering School...
Other buildings, formerly at the disposal of the government and now returned to the Engineering School, are the Cruft Wireless Laboratory, and the Rotch Building, the latter of which is given up almost entirely to the Division of Mining at the present time...
Professor G. W. Pierce '99, director of the Cruft Laboratory, is now at work on a series of experiments in wireless telegraphy, in which he hopes to solve a number of the problems that have hitherto greatly hindered advancement in this field. In conjunction with these experiments, Professor Pierce is engaged in writing a book which will deal with the latest discoveries in electric oscillations and waves. According to his present plan, the book will be published within the next two or three months...
After enforced idleness of more than two years, owing to the war, the Harvard Wireless Club will resume its activities next week. A license has already been taken out by the club, and a station has been established in the basement of the Union, on the Quincy street side. This station is equipped with a complete modern transmitting set, and the club expects soon to have the most recent type of receiving apparatus. The club will hold its first meeting in its new quarters on next Wednesday at 4.30 o'clock...
...Wireless Club was founded in 1910, with Professor Pierce '99, director of the Cruft Laboratory, as permanent president. In 1916 the club became affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, and maintained a wireless relay service. At this time the club had a membership of about 60 men, but, owing to the declaration of war in 1917, it was necessary to disband...