Chronological Developments of Wireless Radio Systems Before World War II

ISBN-13: 9789813349070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Vinayak Laxman Patil

Opis

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. 

Spis treści

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.- Efforts Directed Towards Vehicular Communication.- Status of Wireless Air Defence Systems Before Word War-II.

O autorze

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.