- Hardcover: 680 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (10 Feb 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471718149
- ISBN-13: 978-0471718147
- Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 3.9 x 24.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,175,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This insightful, well written volume will appeal to a broad scientific audience and is sure to become a classic in its field." (Instrumentation and Technology, November/December 2006)
"Well–illustrated with numerous chapter references...recommended." (CHOICE, July 2006)
"...this book succeeds in challenging traditional assumptions about the origins and growth of wireless while painting an impressive and character–filled history of the technology." (Microwaves & RF Notepad)
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Important new insights into how various components and systems evolved
Premised on the idea that one cannot know a science without knowing its history, History of Wireless offers a lively new treatment that introduces previously unacknowledged pioneers and developments, setting a new standard for understanding the evolution of this important technology.
Starting with the background–magnetism, electricity, light, and Maxwell′s Electromagnetic Theory–this book offers new insights into the initial theory and experimental exploration of wireless. In addition to the well–known contributions of Maxwell, Hertz, and Marconi, it examines work done by Heaviside, Tesla, and passionate amateurs such as the Kentucky melon farmer Nathan Stubblefield and the unsung hero Antonio Meucci. Looking at the story from mathematical, physics, technical, and other perspectives, the clearly written text describes the development of wireless within a vivid scientific milieu.
History of Wireless also goes into other key areas, including:
- The work of J. C. Bose and J. A. Fleming
- German, Japanese, and Soviet contributions to physics and applications of electromagnetic oscillations and waves
- Wireless telegraphic and telephonic development and attempts to achieve transatlantic wireless communications
- Wireless telegraphy in South Africa in the early twentieth century
- Antenna development in Japan: past and present
- Soviet quasi–optics at near–mm and sub–mm wavelengths
- The evolution of electromagnetic waveguides
- The history of phased array antennas
Augmenting the typical, Marconi–centered approach, History of Wireless fills in the conventionally accepted story with attention to more specific, less–known discoveries and individuals, and challenges traditional assumptions about the origins and growth of wireless. This allows for a more comprehensive understanding of how various components and systems evolved. Written in a clear tone with a broad scientific audience in mind, this exciting and thorough treatment is sure to become a classic in the field.
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uneven but valuable, 6 May 2007
By D. Dobkin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: History of Wireless (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering) (Hardcover)
This is a collection, and the quality of the articles varies widely. Some of the folks are, to be blunt, poor writers of English and could have used some serious editing. On the other hand, several of the authors have the kind of solid understanding of the technical issues -- electromagnetic theory in this case -- that a popular journalist rarely brings to the table. The book starts with a huge chronology, which is of course a bit dull to plod through, but contains a number of remarkable revelations -- e.g. the first ideas about radar are much earlier than you would have thought! There are a couple of interesting discussions about Maxwell and his work, which conveniently provide his actual (scalar) equations in modern notation. Features are also provided on Heaviside, Hertz, Tesla, and other luminaries. Worthwhile for the scholar or serious student of the history of science, but not likely to be accessible for those looking for a quick read.
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loaded with errors; think carefully before purchase, 31 Dec 2008
By William Sommerwerck "grizzled geezer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: History of Wireless (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering) (Hardcover)
This book shows what is so very wrong with the technical-book industry.
It has not been edited.
Wiley-Interscience seems to think it has no obligation to pay someone to carefully read the manuscripts they receive, in order to locate factual and technical errors, and correct them.
"History of Wireless" includes many errors, including the classic "Sony invented the transistor radio" one. It also grovels at the feet of James Clerk Maxwell, which is out of place in a book of this sort.
I was so turned off by these things that I (literally) tossed the book aside and have not read any more of it. I remain interested in the history of radio; perhaps someday when I have nothing better to do with my time I will return to this book.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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History of Wireless, 22 Dec 2008
By Darrel Emerson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: History of Wireless (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering) (Hardcover)
This is an excellent book, written by experts in their respective areas who have researched well. This is a definitive reference. It includes important but often less well known experimenters of the time, not just the well-known contributers. A must have for anyone interested in the factual history of wireless.
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