Sparks of genius portraits of electrical engineering excellence
Biographical text chronicles the ground-breaking technological contributions made by eight of this century's most direction-setting engineers. DLC: Electric engineers-Biography.
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Institute of electrical and electronics engineers
1994.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Sparks of genius |b portraits of electrical engineering excellence |c Frederik Nebeker, with contributions by William Aspray, Andrew Goldstein, and David L. Morton, Jr. |
| 260 | |a New York |b Institute of electrical and electronics engineers |c 1994. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 268 p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | |a Ch. 1. Bridger of Cultures: Ernst Weber as Researcher, Educator, and Statesman -- Ch. 2. Working to Establish a New Discipline: Herman P. Schwan and the Roots of Biomedical Engineering -- Ch. 3. From Radar Bombing Systems to the Maser: Charles Townes as Electrical Engineer -- Ch. 4. Finding the Right Material: Gordon Teal as Inventor and Manager / Andrew Goldstein -- Ch. 5. From Automatic Volume Control to the Stationmaster Antenna: Harold Alden Wheeler and Applied Electronics -- Ch. 6. Calculating Power: Edwin L. Harder and Analog Computing in the Electric Power Industry / William Aspray -- Ch. 7. New Applications of the Computer: Thelma Estrin and Biomedical Engineering -- Ch. 8. "The Magic of Your Dial": Amos Joel and the Advent of Electronic Telephone Switching / David L. Morton, Jr. | ||
| 520 | |a Biographical text chronicles the ground-breaking technological contributions made by eight of this century's most direction-setting engineers. DLC: Electric engineers-Biography. | ||
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