The Third Element: A Brief History of Electronics
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1420890840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1972, Corbin started Technical Services Laboratory where he was the owner/chief engineer for some 25 years, and presently serves as a consulting engineer. Corbin has several patents or patents pending in computer circuitry, has published technical articles in various trade journals, and has previously published a textbook, "Computer Data Handling Circuits". In his experience as a design engineer, he has worked in and on vacuum-tube circuits, early transistor developments and more recently in applications of microprocessors and associated software. After seven years as an analog computer designer at Engineering Research Corp. in Riverdale, Maryland, during which he had the opportunity to be involved in some of the company's initial design work with transistors, Corbin migrated with his young family to the Cape Canaveral area of Florida to work as a Timing Systems engineer with RCA on the Atlantic Missile Range. Following the war years, he attended the University of Maryland, earning
It brings out some interesting trivia - did you know: -there was no transcontinental telephone service until about 1915 when the electronic amplifier appeared? -about the Idaho farm boy who was judged to have invented modern television, taking RCA to court and winning? -two American inventors patented the telephone on the same day in 1876? Here is a fascinating look at the industry that probably has had a greater effect on our lives than any other scientific discovery in history. The Third Element gives a glimpse of the history of electronics from its beginnings in Biblical times up to the computer era, about 1980. The book stops short of the software aspects of modern electronics, but covers in some detail a few of the historic developments that have brought this huge industry to life. Electronics is just a further development of the electrical sciences; this book describes the contributions made by the earliest experimenters, leading up to the Lee de Forest's big moment of discovery of the triode vacuum tube, the cornerstone of the industry. Without burdening the reader with technical details, it gives an idea of some o
In his career of some 60 years, Corbin has seen and been involved in a period of tremendous technological changes. His son Andrew now manages the company. After seven years as an analog computer designer at Engineering Research Corp. Corbin has several patents or patents pending in computer circuitry, has published technical articles in various trade journals, and has previously published a textbook, "Computer Data Handling Circuits". In his experience as a design engineer, he
A great book if your looking for the founders of electricity Only . A good book on electricity and it's discoverers. Would not recomend if looking for any clues on element depth though.. History of electronics? Whilst "The Third Element" contains much writing of interest, it suffers from three problems. The first is that it is difficult to gauge to whom the book is directed. For example, the author on the one hand deliberately glosses over many technical details about the electronics of an application but subsequently goes into a lengthy discussion of the complexities of the application. This. Excellent Book - For A Certain Audience As a Field Service Engineer, I found this to be an excellent book, because everything I have done in my 35 plus year career is based upon a foundation of knowledge which first became of significance in 1906. The discovery of how to use electricity for doing useful work is the first concept which jumps out at you, followed by how this was accomplished. It is written in plain English. Th