Alan Dower Blumlein was a genius and has been described as the greatest British electronics engineer of the twentieth century. This book presents a balanced account of the life and times of a brilliant engineer. It is certain to be the major biographical source on Blumlein for all historians of technology and science.

Russell Burns held various appointments in higher education before retiring in 1986. He has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 25 years. His publications include the three books British Television: the formative years, Radar Development to 1945 and Televisions: an international history of the formative years, as well as over 50 papers. An IET fellow, Professor Burns is a past chairman of the IET's History of Technology professional group, Archives Committee and Science Education and Technology Divisional Board.

• Chapter 1: Early life


• Chapter 2: Long lines


• Chapter 3: Monophonic recording and reproduction


• Chapter 4: Stereophonic recording and reproduction


• Chapter 5: Pre-EMI television history


• Chapter 6: EMI and high-definition television


• Chapter 7: The London Station


• Chapter 8: Personality


• Chapter 9: Blumlein's technical achievements in electronics


• Chapter 10: Air defence


• Chapter 11: EMP's '60 MHz job'


• Chapter 12: The battle against the night raiders and AI Mark IV


• Chapter 13: The Blitz and AI Mark VI radar


• Chapter 14: Miscellaneous wartime activities


• Chapter 15: The Battle of the Atlantic


• Chapter 16: The crash and its aftermath


• Chapter 17: Genius


• Appendices