By Mark Frankland
Charles Stanley grew to become PYE Radio right into a multinational corporation with thirty thousand staff that contributed to Britain's victory in international conflict II. PYE Radio went directly to turn into a global chief in cellular communications, supporting form the trendy media age. in spite of the fact that, by means of 1966 Stanley had misplaced either his corporation and his popularity. This researched textual content is written in the wide context of the political, technological and enterprise adjustments of the time, and indicates how a really bold businessman used to be introduced down via the features that made him such a success.
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