LEADER 04593nam 22006735 450 001 9910299278403321 005 20220414225807.0 010 $a3-319-78910-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-78910-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000004831859 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-78910-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5419320 035 $a(PPN)229497721 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004831859 100 $a20180606d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA brief history of everything wireless $ehow invisible waves have changed the world /$fby Petri Launiainen 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (XI, 211 p.) 311 $a3-319-78909-0 327 $aTsushima Strait -- "It's Of No Use Whatsoever" -- Radio at War -- The Golden Age of Wireless -- Mesmerized by the Moving Image -- Highways in the Sky -- Traffic Jam Over the Equator -- The Hockey Stick Years -- The American Way -- Internet in Your Pocket -- Home Sweet Home -- "Please Identify Yourself" -- Let There Be Light -- Epilogue -- TechTalk: Sparks and Waves -- TechTalk: Size Matters -- TechTalk: There Is No Free Lunch -- TechTalk: Making a Mesh -- TechTalk: The Holy Grail. 330 $aSince the discovery of electromagnetic waves less than 150 years ago, the application of wireless communications technology has not only revolutionized our daily lives, but also fundamentally changed the course of world history. A Brief History of Everything Wireless charts the fascinating story of wireless communications. The book leads the reader on an intriguing journey of personal triumphs and stinging defeats, relating the prominent events, individuals and companies involved in each progressive leap in technology, with a particular focus on the phenomenal impact of each new invention on society. Beginning at the early days of spark-gap transmitters, this tale touches on the emergence of radio and television broadcasting, as well as radio navigation and radar, before moving on to the rise of satellite, near-field and light-based communications. Finally, the development of wireless home networks and the explosive growth of modern cellular technologies are revealed, complete with a captivating account of their corresponding company histories and behind-the-scenes battles over standards. For those wishing to peek behind the magic curtain of friendly user interfaces and clever engineering, and delve further into various processes underlying the ubiquitous technology we depend upon yet take for granted, the book also contains special ?TechTalk? chapters that explain the theoretical basics in an intuitive way. 606 $aComputer science 606 $aComputers and civilization 606 $aTechnology?History 606 $aComputer networks 606 $aApplication software 606 $aMicrowaves 606 $aOptical engineering 606 $aPopular Computer Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q23000 606 $aComputers and Society$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I24040 606 $aHistory of Technology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T29000 606 $aComputer Communication Networks$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I13022 606 $aInformation Systems Applications (incl. Internet)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I18040 606 $aMicrowaves, RF and Optical Engineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T24019 615 0$aComputer science. 615 0$aComputers and civilization. 615 0$aTechnology?History. 615 0$aComputer networks. 615 0$aApplication software. 615 0$aMicrowaves. 615 0$aOptical engineering. 615 14$aPopular Computer Science. 615 24$aComputers and Society. 615 24$aHistory of Technology. 615 24$aComputer Communication Networks. 615 24$aInformation Systems Applications (incl. Internet). 615 24$aMicrowaves, RF and Optical Engineering. 676 $a000 700 $aLauniainen$b Petri$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0921505 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299278403321 996 $aA Brief History of Everything Wireless$92067153 997 $aUNINA