[sdiy] The Origins of Q

[Glen]

Please, help me settle something.

How old is the term "Q", as used in electronics? I imagine it was used in
the early days of radio broadcasting, because the Q of various RF circuits
was a big concern to radio designers, but does it predate this? Does anyone
know the history of the term? When was it first put into use?

As you can imagine, searching Google for the letter Q isn't very helpful.  :)

I'm hoping that maybe one of our old-timers might remember the story of Q.  ;)

(This old-timer seems to have forgotten it.)


thanks,
Glen