History and Management of Technology – serie
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Restoring Baird's Image
Inbunden, 2000
939 kr
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John Logie Baird, Britain's foremost television pioneer, experimented with video recording onto gramophone discs in the late 1920s. Though unsuccessful at the time, his experiments resulted in several videodiscs, some 25 years before the videotape recorder became practical. These videodiscs - …
Television
An international history of the formative years
Av R.W. Burns
Inbunden, 1997
1207 kr
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From the first notions of 'seeing by electricity' in 1878, through the period of the first demonstration of rudimentary television in 1926 and up to 1940, when war brought the advance of the technology to a temporary halt, the development of television gathered about it a tremendous history. …
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875
Av Brian Bowers
Inbunden, 2001
1282 kr
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Charles Wheatstone began his life-long involvement with electrical engineering in the days when it was still at the stage of 'philosophical toys', yet he had a vision of telecommunications that could deliver printed messages around the world. With W.E. Cooke he developed the first practical …
Radio Man
The remarkable rise and fall of C.O. Stanley
Inbunden, 2002
760 kr
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Radio Man tells the story of C.O. Stanley, the unconventional Irishman who acquired Pye Radio at the beginning of the broadcasting age. Although he started with little experience and even less money, he was to make Pye a major player in the British electronics industry - only to crash it …
Developing Effective Engineering Leadership
Av Ray Morrison, Carl Ericsson
Inbunden, 2002
1207 kr
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Engineering companies and other organizations face many serious challenges in the 21st Century. One that is now becoming widely recognized is the loss of corporate knowledge through staff turnover, whether it is natural or forced through downsizing or delayering. A company's store of knowledge and …
Innovation and the Communications Revolution
From the Victorian pioneers to broadband Internet
Av John Bray
Inbunden, 2002
911 kr
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This book describes the stage-by-stage creation and development, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, of the remarkable global communications technologies that have profoundly transformed the way that people live and work.Written in a highly readable style, this book provides a …
Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein
Inbunden
1282 kr
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Alan Dower Blumlein was a genius and has been described as the greatest British electronics engineer of the twentieth century. Although he was tragically killed at the age of 38, he contributed enormously to the fields of telephony and electrical measurements, monophonic and stereophonic recording …
Electric Railways
1880-1990
Inbunden, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
1685 kr
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Electric Railways 1880-1990 explores the history of the integration of both electric and diesel-electric railway systems and identifies the crucial role that diesel-electric traction played in the development of wireless electrification. The evolution of electrical technology and the modern railway …
Early History of Radio
From Faraday to Marconi
Inbunden, 1993
801 kr
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Much has been written about Faraday and Marconi, and about the history of the development of radio from the time of Marconi. However, Gerald Garratt's special interest was in what might be termed the 'prehistory' of radio. This book therefore outlines the sequence of development from Faraday's …
Developing a Make or Buy Strategy for Manufacturing Business
Inbunden, 1996
1046 kr
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How can a company decide where to concentrate its expertise? Why are some companies better at exploiting their strengths than others? Is there a link between the range of a company's activities and its success and profitability?These are just some of the questions at the heart of a make or buy …
Designing Businesses
How to develop and lead a high technology company
Av George Young
Inbunden, 1996
1464 kr
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Engineers and other technical professionals are increasingly presented with the opportunity of running their own businesses as entrepreneurs. In other circumstances, particularly in times of great change in industry, they may be considered 'corporate entrepreneurs', leading divisions of larger …
Exhibiting Electricity
Inbunden, 1997
1422 kr
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Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries technical exhibitions, held for the benefit of both cognoscente and the general public alike, have presented a mirror to the progress of science, engineering and, towards the second half of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century, to electrical …
Continuing Professional Development
A practical approach
Häftad, 1997
724 kr
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Managing your CPD as a professional engineer.Are you making the most of your abilities and experience?This practical guide, designed specifically for engineers and technical professionals, will help you to realise much more of your potential through considered and structured CPD. It will help you …
Technical History of the Beginnings of Radar
Av S.S. Swords
Häftad, 1986
1008 kr
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Radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineering.This book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the …
British Television
The formative years
Inbunden, 1986
2017 kr
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On 2 November 1936 the world's first high definition television station was inaugurated at Alexandra Palace. Two competing companies, Marconi-EMI Television Company Ltd and Baird Television Ltd, provided studio and transmitting equipment for the new service which operated, on an alternate basis, …
Wireless: The Crucial Decade
History of the British wireless industry 1924-34
Inbunden, 1990
856 kr
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The crucial decade for the development of the domestic wireless was 1924-34. At the beginning of the period most receivers in Britain were crystal sets, but by the end nearly all sets were on the mains, using valves and mostly with superhet circuits-broadly the same as those in use today.This book …
Scientist's War
The war diary of Sir Clifford Paterson, 1939-45
Inbunden, 1991
2054 kr
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Sir Clifford Paterson, OBE FRS, was Director of the GEC Research Laboratories at Wembley from their foundation in 1919 until his death in 1948. This book contains the daily diary which he kept from the beginning of September 1939 until May 1945.These were the years of the Second World War, and …
History of the World Semiconductor Industry
Av P.R. Morris
Inbunden, 1990
1207 kr
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The book describes the development of semiconductor manufacture on a worldwide basis, from its early beginnings to date. Its approach is wide-ranging, encompassing early experimental work rooted in nineteenth century science, and it includes a brief historical review of the thermionic valve, which …
Lord Kelvin
His influence on electrical measurements and units
Inbunden, 1992
851 kr
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Lord Kelvin (William Thomson), arguably Britain's most eminent scientist after Newton, spent much of his life in work which led to the development of today's electrical units and standards. Despite his influence, there are few biographies of stature (largely due to the abstruse nature of much of …
History of International Broadcasting
Av James Wood
Häftad, 1994
856 kr
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The history of radio broadcasting is traced from its earliest origins, through its role as a subversive tool in World War II to the cold war era, and finally to its present day use as an instrument of foreign policy used by over 160 countries.The effects on the cold war, in which propoganda …
Communications
An international history of the formative years
Häftad, 2003
1529 kr
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Communications: An international history of the formative years traces the evolution of communications from 500 BC, when fire beacons were used for signalling, to the 1940s, when high definition television systems were developed for the entertainment, education and enlightenment of society. The …
Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers
Av Vivien Irish
Inbunden, 2005
688 kr
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This fully revised and updated edition of Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers addresses recent developments in the area. The book explains the general principles behind the law protecting innovation, quoting cases from the engineering domain in order to clarify legal issues. Chapters outline …
Spacecraft Technology
The early years
Inbunden, 2006
1135 kr
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Spacecraft Technology: The early years charts the fascinating story of the early Space Age, encompassing the launch of the first satellites and the landing of men on the Moon. While concentrating on the most significant technology developments, it places them in the context of historical events, …
Demystifying Marketing
A guide to the fundamentals for engineers
Häftad, 2007
1077 kr
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Marketing is a big topic. It is complex, vital - and yet too often misunderstood.Every organisation must have customers or clients to remain financially viable. But they will not beat a path to your door unasked. Marketing is the essential process that actively seeks to generate customers, business …
Struggle for Unity
Colour television, the formative years
Häftad, 2008
1237 kr
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The Struggle for Unity: Colour television, the formative years traces the evolution of colour television from 1928, when rudimentary colour television was demonstrated for the first time, to c.1966, when the NTSC system and its variants, the PAL and SECAM systems, became widely available for the …
Art of Successful Business Communication
Av Patrick Forsyth, Frances Kay
Häftad, 2008
770 kr
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An opportunity to impress, Communication is easy isn't it? Well it may seem so, but consider honestly when was the last time you were involved in a breakdown of communications? And how long ago was one such a veritable derailment? For most people and in most organisations this happens regularly.It …
Effective Team Leadership for Engineers
Av Pat Wellington, Niall Foster
Häftad, 2009
667 kr
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This book is a must for engineers who have just, or will soon, become team leaders. It is also an essential guide for more experienced team and project leaders who wish to brush up their skills and knowledge.No matter what type of team or project you are leading you will be provided with practical …
How to Build Successful Business Relationships
Av Frances Kay
Häftad, 2009
672 kr
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People mean business and most professionals know how important it is to get on well with others.Sometimes it's difficult to find the time or opportunity to develop soft skills, particularly when there is pressure to get jobs done. For those who don't realise it, the value of networking or …
Correspondence of Michael Faraday
1860-1867
Av Frank A J L, James, Frank A.J.L. James
Inbunden, 2011
1979 kr
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Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the most important men of science in nineteenth century Britain. His discoveries of electro-magnetic rotations (1821) and electro-magnetic induction (1831) laid the foundations of the modern electrical industry. His discovery of the magneto-optical effect and …
Oliver Heaviside
Maverick Mastermind of Electricity
Av Basil Mahon
Häftad, 2009
821 kr
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Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was one of the great pioneers of electrical science. His ideas led to huge advances in communications and now form much of the bedrock of electrical engineering - every textbook and every college course bears his stamp.Despite having little formal education he created …
