History of Wireless

"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)

TAPAN K. SARKAR is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Syracuse University. ROBERT J. MAILLOUX is a retired senior scientist at the Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, and is currently Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. ARTHUR A. OLINER is a University Professor Emeritus of Polytechnic University (formerly the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn). He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, the recipient of two honorary doctorates and many prestigious awards, including two gold medals, and the coauthor of about 300 papers and three books. MAGDALENA SALAZAR-PALMA is a professor in the Departamento de Teoria de la Seal y Communicaciones, at Univerdidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). She has authored more than 260 publications in books, scientific journals, and symposium proceedings. DIPAK L. SENGUPTA is Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, and a research scientist at the Radiation Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a Life Fellow of IEEE.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 Introduction. 1.1 Prologue. 1.2 Development of Magnetism. 1.3 Development of Electricity. 1.4 Development of the Theory of Light. 1.5 Who Was Maxwell? 1.6 What WasAs Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory? 1.7 Conclusions. Chapter 2 A Chronology of Developments of Wireless Communication and Supporting Electronics. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Acknowledgments. 2.3 Background. 2.4 Some Crucial Events of the Nineteenth Century. 2.5 Some Crucial Events of the Twentieth Century. 2.6 Epilogue. Chapter 3 Evolution of Electromagnetics in the Nineteenth Century. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Continental Electromagnetics. 3.3 British Electromagnetics. 3.4 Conclusion. Chapter 4 The Genesis of Maxwell's Equations. 4.1 Introduction . 4.2 On Faraday's Lines of Force. 4.3 On Physical Lines of Force. 4.4 A Dynarnical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field . Chapter 5 Maxwell, Hertz, the Maxwellians and the Early History of Electromagnetic Waves. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Speculations of Electromagnetic Propagation Before Maxwell. 5.3 Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory of Light. 5.4 Acceptance of Maxwell's Theory. 5.5 Hertz and the Maxwellians. 5.6 Conclusion. Chapter 6 Oliver Heaviside. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Heaviside's Life. 6.3 Heaviside's Contributions. 6.4 Conclusions. 6.5 Acknowledgments. Chapter 7 Wireless before Marconi. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Conduction Telegraph. 7.3 Induction Telegraph . 7.4 Electromagnetic Telegraph. Chapter 8 Nikola Tesla and His Contributions to Radio Development. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Invention of the Tesla Coil. 8.3 Radio Controlled Vehicle. 8.4 Colorado Springs Laboratory. 8.5 Marconi and Braun Research. 8.6 Long Island Laboratory. 8.7 Conclusions. 8.8 Acknowledgments. Chapter 9 An Appreciation of J. C. Bose's Pioneering Work in Millimeter and Microwaves. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Historical Perspective. 9.3 A 60 GHz Transmission System. 9.4 Development of the Receiver. 9.5 Demonstration of Propagation. 9.6 Demonstration of the Phenomenon of Refraction. 9.7 Demonstration of the Phenomenon of Polarization. 9.8 Demonstration of the Phenomenon Similar to Photoelectric Effect. 9.9 Measurement of Wavelength. 9.10 Development of the Galena Detector. 9.1 1 Biological Effects of millimeter Waves. 9.12 Conclusion 9.1 3 Epilogue. 9.14 Biographical Sketch. . Chapter 10 Sir John Ambrose Fleming - His Involvement in the Development of Wireless. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 The Early Years. 10.3 Research of the University Professor. 10.4 Scientific Advisor to the Marconi Company. 10.5 The Thermionic Valve. 10.6 Later Life. Chapter 11 Historical German Contributions to Physics and Applications of Electromagnetic Oscillations and Waves. 11.1 Introduction. 1 1.2 Chronology of Historical German Contributions. 11.3 Acknowledgments. Chapter 12 The Development of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, and Pioneering Attempts to Achieve Transatlantic Wireless Communications. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 A Brief History of the Birth of Wireless. 12.3 Experiments on Sparks and the Generation of Electromagnetic Waves. 12.4 Early Receiving Device. 12.5 Continuous Wave Transmitters. 12.6 Antenna Systems. 12.7 Marconi's First Transatlantic Experiment . 12.8 Marconi's Stations at Glace Bay. 12.9 Fessenden's Brant Rock Station. . 12.10 Transatlantic Experiments in the First Decade of the Twentieth Century. 12.11 On Qualitykeliability of Marconi's Transmission. 12.12 On Qualitykeliability of Fessenden's Transmission. 12.13 Marine Wireless Communications. 12.14 Wireless Telephony Is Born. 12.15 The First Radio Propagation Experiments. 12.16 Fessenden and Marconi, the Men. 12.1 7 Closing Remarks. 12.18 Acknowledgements. Chapter 13 Wireless Telegraphy in South Africa at the Turn of the Twentieth