Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Whipple, Wayne 1856 1942 Aaron, S. F. (Samuel Francis) 1862 1947 Aaron, Samuel Francis Radio Boys Cronies; Or, Bill Brown's Radio E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Dorota Sidor, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Radio Boys Cronies; Or, Bill Brown's Radio" by Wayne Whipple and S. F. Aaron is a children's novel written during the early 20th century. The story chronicles the adventures of two boys, Bill Brown and Augustus Grier, as they explore the exciting world of radio technology and embody the spirit of invention akin to that of the great inventor Thomas Edison. Through their friendship and budding engineering skills, they encounter challenges and opportunities that help them learn valuable lessons about perseverance, teamwork, and creativity. The opening of the novel introduces us to Bill and Gus as they hurry to attend a lecture given by their school teacher, Professor Gray, on the life of Thomas Edison and the principles of radio technology. Gus, athletic and strong, acts as a supportive friend to Bill, who navigates the world using a crutch due to his physical limitations. Throughout the initial chapters, they engage in discussions about their admiration for Edison and their ambitions, revealing their aspirations to innovate and create within the field of radio. As they listen to the lecture, which promises to shape their understanding of science and invention, the groundwork is laid for their journey towards building a radio receiver and realizing their dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction Radio -- Juvenile fiction Inventors -- Juvenile fiction New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Engineering & Technology 245501 2025-08-05T12:41:00.774591 text/html 245492 245332 2024-11-05T14:27:43.849698 2023-10-05T13:31:09.264454 text/html text/html 179801 2025-08-05T12:41:07.487586 application/epub+zip 181320 2025-08-05T12:41:03.791606 application/epub+zip 163596 2025-08-05T12:41:02.690622 application/epub+zip 398498 2025-08-05T12:41:10.449560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371150 2025-08-05T12:41:06.770587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333744 2022-09-06T17:30:05.538204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217614 2025-08-05T12:41:00.471651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197707 2024-10-28T18:56:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18265 2025-08-05T12:41:10.589559 application/rdf+xml 20113 2025-08-05T12:41:03.174574 image/jpeg 4573 2025-08-05T12:41:02.932605 image/jpeg 176591 2025-08-05T12:41:00.794589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog