Title: History of Wireless Author(s): Tapan K. Sarkar, Robert Mailloux Pages: 680 Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press Publication date: 2006 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0471718149 ISBN-13: Description: 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.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 A Chronology of Developments of Wireless Communication and Supporting Electronics
Chapter 3 Evolution of Electromagnetics in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 4 The Genesis of Maxwell's Equations
Chapter 5 Maxwell, Hertz, the Maxwellians and the Early History of Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter 6 Oliver Heaviside
Chapter 7 Wireless before Marconi
Chapter 8 Nikola Tesla and His Contributions to Radio Development
Chapter 9 An Appreciation of J. C. Bose's Pioneering Work in Millimeter and Microwaves
Chapter 10 Sir John Ambrose Fleming - His Involvement in the Development of Wireless
Chapter 11 Historical German Contributions to Physics and Applications of Electromagnetic Oscillations and Waves
Chapter 12 The Development of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, and Pioneering Attempts to Achieve Transatlantic Wireless Communications
Chapter 13 Wireless Telegraphy in South Africa at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Chapter 14 The Antenna Development in Japan: Past and Present
Chapter 15 Historical Background and Development of Soviet Quasioptics at Near-mm and Sub-mm Wavelengths
Chapter 16 The Evolution of Electromagnetic Waveguides: From Hollow Metallic Guides to Microwave Integrated Circuits
Chapter 17 A History of Phased Array Antennas
References
Index
Title: History of Wireless