Author: Cyril Frank Elwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric arc
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Poulsen Arc Generator
Author: Cyril Frank Elwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric arc
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric arc
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Wireless
Author: Sungook Hong
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262514192
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A new look at the early history of wireless communication. By 1897 Guglielmo Marconi had transformed James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetic waves into a workable wireless telegraphy system, and by 1907 Lee de Forest had invented the Audion, a feedback amplifier and oscillator that opened the way to practical radio transmission. Fifteen years after Marconi's invention, wireless had become an essential means of communication, as well as a hobby for many. This book offers a new perspective on the early days of wireless communication. Drawing on previously untapped archival evidence and recent work in the history and sociology of science and technology, it examines the substance and context of both experimental and theoretical aspects of engineering and scientific practices in the first years of this technology. It offers new insights into the relationship between Marconi and his scientific advisor, the physicist John Ambrose Fleming (inventor of the vacuum tube). It includes the full story of the infamous 1903 incident in which Marconi's opponent Nevil Maskelyne interfered with Fleming's public demonstration of Marconi's syntonic (tuning) system at the Royal Institution by sending derogatory messages from his own transmitter. The analysis of the Maskelyne affair highlights the struggle between Marconi and his opponents, the efficacy of early syntonic devices, Fleming's role as a public witness to Marconi's private experiments, and the nature of Marconi's "shows." It also provides a rare case study of how the credibility of an engineer can be created, consumed, and suddenly destroyed. The book concludes with a discussion of de Forest's Audion and the shift from wireless telegraphy to radio.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262514192
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A new look at the early history of wireless communication. By 1897 Guglielmo Marconi had transformed James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetic waves into a workable wireless telegraphy system, and by 1907 Lee de Forest had invented the Audion, a feedback amplifier and oscillator that opened the way to practical radio transmission. Fifteen years after Marconi's invention, wireless had become an essential means of communication, as well as a hobby for many. This book offers a new perspective on the early days of wireless communication. Drawing on previously untapped archival evidence and recent work in the history and sociology of science and technology, it examines the substance and context of both experimental and theoretical aspects of engineering and scientific practices in the first years of this technology. It offers new insights into the relationship between Marconi and his scientific advisor, the physicist John Ambrose Fleming (inventor of the vacuum tube). It includes the full story of the infamous 1903 incident in which Marconi's opponent Nevil Maskelyne interfered with Fleming's public demonstration of Marconi's syntonic (tuning) system at the Royal Institution by sending derogatory messages from his own transmitter. The analysis of the Maskelyne affair highlights the struggle between Marconi and his opponents, the efficacy of early syntonic devices, Fleming's role as a public witness to Marconi's private experiments, and the nature of Marconi's "shows." It also provides a rare case study of how the credibility of an engineer can be created, consumed, and suddenly destroyed. The book concludes with a discussion of de Forest's Audion and the shift from wireless telegraphy to radio.
The Worldwide History of Telecommunications
Author: Anton A. Huurdeman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471205050
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The first comprehensive history of the Information Age... how we got there and where we are going The exchange of information is essential for both the organization of nature and the social life of mankind. Until recently, communication between people was more or less limited by geographic proximity. Today, thanks to ongoing innovations in telecommunications, we live in an Information Age where distance has ceased to be an obstacle to the sharing of ideas. The Worldwide History of Telecommunications is the first comprehensive history ever written on the subject, covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries. From the crude signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today’s digital era, The Worldwide History of Telecommunications features complete and fascinating coverage of the groundbreaking innovations that have served to make telecommunications the largest industry on earth, including: Optical telegraphy Electrical telegraphy via wires and cables Telephony and telephone switching Radio transmission technologies Cryptography Coaxial and optical fiber networks Telex and telefax Multimedia applications Broad in scope, yet clear and logical in its presentation, this groundbreaking book will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone involved or merely curious about the ever evolving field of telecommunications. AAP-PSP 2003 Award Winner for excellence in the discipline of the "History of Science"
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471205050
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The first comprehensive history of the Information Age... how we got there and where we are going The exchange of information is essential for both the organization of nature and the social life of mankind. Until recently, communication between people was more or less limited by geographic proximity. Today, thanks to ongoing innovations in telecommunications, we live in an Information Age where distance has ceased to be an obstacle to the sharing of ideas. The Worldwide History of Telecommunications is the first comprehensive history ever written on the subject, covering every aspect of telecommunications from a global perspective. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author presents telecommunications as a uniquely human achievement, dependent on the contributions of many ingenious inventors, discoverers, physicists, and engineers over a period spanning more than two centuries. From the crude signaling methods employed in antiquity all the way to today’s digital era, The Worldwide History of Telecommunications features complete and fascinating coverage of the groundbreaking innovations that have served to make telecommunications the largest industry on earth, including: Optical telegraphy Electrical telegraphy via wires and cables Telephony and telephone switching Radio transmission technologies Cryptography Coaxial and optical fiber networks Telex and telefax Multimedia applications Broad in scope, yet clear and logical in its presentation, this groundbreaking book will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone involved or merely curious about the ever evolving field of telecommunications. AAP-PSP 2003 Award Winner for excellence in the discipline of the "History of Science"
The Electrical Journal
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
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The Electrician
Author:
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Category : Electricity
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electricity
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute
Author: United States Naval Institute
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Electrical West
Author:
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Journal of Electricity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Radio Telephony
Author: Alfred Norton Goldsmith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radio
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Batcheller Collection.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radio
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Batcheller Collection.
Journal of electricity, power, and gas
Author: P.C. Association
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5882248175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5882248175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description