Dawn of the Electronic Age: Electrical Technologies in the Shaping of the Modern World, 1914 to 1945
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470260653 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Because of its applications in communications (both wire-based and wireless), entertainment (notably radio, the phonograph, and sound movies), industry, science and medicine, and the military, the electronics industry became a major part of the economy.Dawn of the Electronic Age?explores how this engineering knowledge and its main applications developed in various scientific, economic, and social contexts, and explains how each was profoundly affected by electrical technologies. It takes an international perspective and a narrative approach, unfolding the story chronologically.Though a scholarly study (with sources of information given in endnotes for engineers and historians of science and technology), the book is intended for the gener
Not what the description says it is, but still interesting The book was not the type of book it advertised itself as, but I do not fault the seller. I was led to believ it was more on the specific instruments that were designed and their use. It is in fact, more of a general history of electronic development, something I didn't expect, yet I am enjoying reading! :)But, it was not what I had hoped for, and I do not fault Amazon, the description on the page is what Amazon has to go by, an
FREDERIK NEBEKER, PHD, is currently Senior Research Historian at the IEEE History Center, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
?The volume provides a broad spectrum of nearly 700 (mostly secondary) references and enough background material for dozens of student papers.? (CHOICE, October 2009) "Many readers will appreciate the way in which Nebeker explains how the technologies worked without using complicated mathematics. Throughout there are excellent quotes from engineers, scientists and historians giving fantastic insight into their thoughts." (Engineering and Technology, June 2009)"The Dawn of The Electronic Age is easily one of the most interesting books I have read in some time." (BlogCritics, June 2009)