A Brief History of Everything Wireless: How Invisible Waves Have Changed the World
Autor Petri Launiainenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iun 2018
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319789095
ISBN-10: 3319789090
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: XI, 211 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319789090
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: XI, 211 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
Tsushima 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 LunchTechTalk: Making a Mesh
TechTalk: The Holy Grail
Notă biografică
Petri Launiainen has more than twenty years of experience in wireless technologies, having served as a Vice President at Nokia, and as a Chief Technology Officer at Nokia's former Brazilian research laboratory, INDT.
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Since 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.
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.
Caracteristici
Provides a focus on the context and consequences of the application of wireless technologies on a global scale
Presents an approach in which technology is explained through events in history
Accessible to the general reader interested in what makes the modern world tick, and how we got to where we are now
Includes helpful extra “TechTalk” chapters that delve into more technical detail
Offers unprecedented insight into the cellular revolution, right up to the latest light-based communications and Fifth Generation cellular networks
Presents an approach in which technology is explained through events in history
Accessible to the general reader interested in what makes the modern world tick, and how we got to where we are now
Includes helpful extra “TechTalk” chapters that delve into more technical detail
Offers unprecedented insight into the cellular revolution, right up to the latest light-based communications and Fifth Generation cellular networks