The pure electron discharge and its applications in radio telegraphy and telephony
@article{Langmuir1984ThePE, title={The pure electron discharge and its applications in radio telegraphy and telephony}, author={Irving Langmuir}, journal={Proceedings of the IEEE}, year={1984}, volume={72}, pages={613-624} }
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