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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828645503321

Autore

Cheung Derek T.

Titolo

Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3154-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/762138

Soggetti

Electronics - History

Electronic industries - History

Computer industry - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Part I. AGE OF ELECTROMAGNETISM; Chapter 1. THE KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION; Chapter 2. THE TELEGRAPH; Chapter 3. THE TELEPHONE; Chapter 4. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY; Part II. AGE OF VACUUM ELECTRONICS; Chapter 6. CURRENT FLOW IN A VACUUM; Chapter 7. CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS; Chapter 8. RADIO; Chapter 9. TELEVISION; Chapter 10. RADAR; Chapter 11. COMPUTER; Part III. AGE OF SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS; Chapter 12. THE SEMICONDUCTOR; Chapter 13. THE BIRTH OF THE TRANSISTOR; Chapter 14. LAUNCHING THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; Chapter 15. THE DAWN OF SILICON VALLEY

Chapter 16. THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND THE CHIPChapter 17. CHIP TECHNOLOGY BLOSSOMS; Chapter 18. EVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRONICSINDUSTRY; Chapter 19. LEDS, FIBER OPTICS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; Chapter 20. THE INFORMATION AGE AND BEYOND; APPENDIX I: FURTHER READING; APPENDIX II: SUMMARYOF KEY "CONQUERORSOF THE ELECTRON"

Sommario/riassunto

Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of friction and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the



iPad. This book shows the interconnection of each advance to the next on the long journey to our modern day technologies. Want to understand how radio and television work-and why RCA drove their inventors to financial ruin and early graves? Conquering the Electron offers this story and more, presenting each revolutionary technological advance right alongside blow-by-blow personal battles t

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Record Nr.

UNISA996201824803316

Titolo

The challenge of sexuality in health care / / [edited by] Hazel Heath and Isabel White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Science, , 2002

ISBN

1-281-31918-X

9786611319182

0-470-77434-7

0-470-77740-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeathHazel B. M

WhiteIsabel

Disciplina

362.1

610.73

Soggetti

Sex (Psychology)

Holistic nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Part One: Sexuality - Concept, Context and Influences; Introduction; 1 Before the Sexual Revolution; 2 The Sexual Revolution; 3 Post HIV/AIDS: Emergence of a New Morality; 4 Nursing as a Sexualised Occupation; 5 Nurses, the Body and Body Work; Part Two: Sexuality Through the Lifespan; 6 Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence; 7 Sexuality and People with a Learning Disability; 8 Sexuality, Fertility and Reproductive Health; 9 Sexuality and Later Life; 10 Sexuality and People who are Dying; Part Three: Sexuality in Health and Illness



11 Sexuality and People with Mental Health Needs 12 Sexuality and People Affected by Sexually Transmittec Infections; 13 Sexuality and People with Acute Illness; 14 Sexuality and People with Disability or Chronic Illness; 15 Sexuality Expression for People with Disfigurement; Part Four: Current Approaches and Future Developments; 16 Facilitating Sexual Expression: Challenges for Contemporary Practice; 17 Addressing the Challenges: Agendas for Education, Research and Practice Development; Appendix 1 Useful Addresses and Contacts; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of issues and concerns related to sexuality and health care.  It describes the normal processes and issues which arise at different stages in a person's life connected with sexuality, and goes on to describe the particular issues and concerns that arise when there is illness, disfigurement, physical or mental disability.   The Challenge of Sexuality in Health Care will provide qualified nurses, students, and health care professionals with the confidence to encourage patients to raise any concerns they might have.