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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tapan Sarkar |
ISBN: | 0471718149 9780471718147 9780471783022 0471783021 |
OCLC Number: | 61278425 |
Description: | xix, 655 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | A chronology of developments of wireless communication and supporting electronics -- Wireless before Marconi -- Evolution of electromagnetics in the nineteenth century -- The genesis of Maxwell's equations -- Maxwell, Hertz, The Maxwellians and the early history of electromagnetic waves -- Oliver Heaviside -- Nikola Tesla and his contributions to radio development -- An appreciation of J.C. Bose's pioneering work in millimeter and microwaves -- Sir John Ambrose Fleming : his involvement in the development of wireless -- Historical German contributions to physics and applications of electromagnetic oscillations and waves -- The development of wireless telegraphy and telephony, and pioneering attempts to achieve transatlantic wireless communications -- Wireless c in South Africa at the turn of the twentieth century -- The antenna development in Japan : past and present -- Historical background and development of Soviet quasi optics at near-MM and sub-MM wavelengths -- The evolution of electromagnetic waveguides : from hollow metallic waveguides to microwave integrated circuits -- A history of phased array antennas. |
Series Title: | Wiley series in microwave and optical engineering. |
Responsibility: | Tapan K. Sarkar [and others] ; with contributions from Duncan C. Baker [and others]. |
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"This insightful, well written volume will appeal to a broad scientific audience and is sure to become a classic in its field." (Instrumentation and Technology, November/December 2006) "Well-illustrated with numerous chapter references...recommended." (CHOICE, July 2006) "...this book succeeds in challenging traditional assumptions about the origins and growth of wireless while painting an impressive and character-filled history of the technology." (Microwaves & RF Notepad) Read more...
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