Proceedings of the eighth International Workshop on Hardware/Software Codesign

• Record Nr.: UNISA996199662203316
• Autore: Vahid Frank
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : ACM, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 pages)
• Collana: ACM Conferences
• Soggetti: Engineering & Applied Sciences; Computer Science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Crystal clear : the struggle for reliable communications technology in World War II

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019917903321
• Autore: Thompson Richard J (Richard Jule), <1965->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : IEEE Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0-470-05129-9; 9780470051290
• Disciplina: 940.54/1273
• Soggetti: World War, 1939-1945 - Communications; Oscillators, Crystal; Quartz crystals; History & Archaeology; History - General
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : "We were heavily armed, and we had crystals" -- From wire to wireless : the development-- and acceptance-- of tactical radio -- Crystal control-- the great gamble -- The Signal Corps lays the foundation -- Nothing else to do but grind crystals -- Riding the "Flat Wheel Limited"-- overseeing a mass production industry -- Supplying a mass production industry-- the civilian government steps in -- "The whole radio crystal program of the Armed Services depends upon the success of the procurement program in Brazil. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with it" -- "God made lots of small crystals" -- The aging crisis-- stopgap measures -- The aging crisis-- physics to the rescue! -- "Without crystals, you have radio; with them, communications" -- Appendix 1 : Crystal-controlled equipment -- Appendix 2 : Crystal manufacturers.