Dawn of the Electronic Age : Electrical Technologies in the Shaping of the Modern World, 1914 to 1945
Frederik. Nebeker
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (550 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Dawn of the Electronic Age; Contents; Detailed Contents; Introduction; 1. The Great War and Wireless Communications; 2. Electrical Technologies in Total War; 3. Electrification in the Interwar Period; 4. The Jazz Age and Radio Broadcasting; 5. Postwar Recovery and the Great Depression: Electrical Technologies in Industry and Commerce; 6. Electrical Technologies and the Consumer Culture; 7. Communication Technologies in Democratic and Totalitarian Countries; 8. Electrical Engineering in an Age of Science; 9. World War II and Electrical Technology; 10. Radar, the Weapon That Decided the War. - Conclusion: Dawn of the Electronic AgeNotes on the Illustrations; Sources; Index. - A comprehensive and fascinating account of electrical and electronics history Much of the infrastructure of today's industrialized world arose in the period from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II. It was during these years that the capabilities of traditional electrical engineering-generators, power transmission, motors, electric lighting and heating, home appliances, and so on-became ubiquitous. Even more importantly, it was during this time that a new type of electrical engineering-electronics-emerged. Because of its applications in communications (both wire-bas
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| ISBN | 9780470260654
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