Chronological Developments of Wireless Radio Systems before World War II

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-981-334-907-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 427 g

This comprehensive and authoritative volume traces the history of research leading to the development of the wireless radio systems. It discusses the methods adopted by a large number of inventors and the results they obtained to provide perspective on how historical methods and events can be a source of inspiration for future research. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in telecommunications engineering as well as to teachers of history of science and technology.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patil, Vinayak Laxman

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Drahtlostechnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Fernmeldetechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ancient Wireless Communications.- Search for Wireless Power Transfer Methods.- Electromagnetic Waves in Communication.- Marconi’s Exploitation of EM-Waves.- Fessenden’s Heroic Work in Wireless Telephony.- The Era of Vacuum Tube Developments and Spread of Wireless Telephony.- The Entry of Television.- E?orts Directed Towards Vehicular Communication.- Status of Wireless Air Defence Systems Before Word War-II.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Vinayak Laxman Patil is affiliated with the Research Centre of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Maharashtra, India. He has previously served at several research and academic institutions such as Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, and Director of institutes like Centre for Electronics Design & Technology (CEDT) and Mahatma Gandhi Missions’s Infotech in Aurangabad, India. He has done his M.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications and Ph.D. from the University of Pune. He has received numerous awards over the years and is a member of many professional societies, including IETE, IEEE, Instrument Society of America, etc.