Syntony and Spark: The Origins of Radio
F A E Pirani · Physics Bulletin · 1977
Hugh G J Aitken Chichester: J Wiley 1976 pp xvi + 347 price £10.95 'Syntony' means what is now generally called 'resonance' of tuned circuits, and in particular, radio transmitting and receiving circuits. Professor Aitken writes that the word 'was introduced into the language of wireless communication by Oliver Lodge'.