Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach
| Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach |
| Autore | Cheung Derek T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/762138 |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronics - History
Electronic industries - History Computer industry - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3154-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459631403321 |
Cheung Derek T.
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach
| Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach |
| Autore | Cheung Derek T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/762138 |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronics - History
Electronic industries - History Computer industry - History |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3154-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787144003321 |
Cheung Derek T.
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach
| Conquering the electron : the geniuses, visionaries, egomaniacs, and scoundrels who built our electronic age / / Derek Cheung and Eric Brach |
| Autore | Cheung Derek T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/762138 |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronics - History
Electronic industries - History Computer industry - History |
| ISBN | 1-4422-3154-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828645503321 |
Cheung Derek T.
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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