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Tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from a 19th-century parlor trick to the foundation of our global communication network. Written for a broad audience by a journalist who has covered the covered the field for twenty years.
Tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from a 19th-century parlor trick to the foundation of our global communication network. Written for a broad audience by a journalist who has covered the covered the field for twenty years.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: Introduction: Building a City of Light
- 2: Guiding Light and Luminous Fountains (1841-1890)
- 3: Fibers of Glass
- 4: The Quest for Remote Viewing: Television and the Legacy of Sword Swallowers (1895-1940)
- 5: A Critical Insight: The Birth of the Clad Optical Fiber (1950-1955)
- 6: 99 Percent Perspiration: The Birth of an Industry (1954-1960)
- 7: A Vision of the Future: Communicating with Light (1880-1960)
- 8: The Laser Stimulates the Emission of New Ideas (1960-1969)
- 9: "The Only Thing Left Is Optical Fibers" (1960-1969)
- 10: Trying to Sell a Dream (1965-1970)
- 11: Breakthrough: The Clearest Glass in the World (1966-1972)
- 12: Recipes for Grains of Salt: The Semiconductor Laser (1962-1977)
- 13: A Demonstration for the Queen (1970-1975)
- 14: Three Generations in Five Years (1975-1983)
- 15: Submarine Cables: Covering the Ocean Floor with Glass (1970-1995)
- 16: The Last Mile: An Elusive Vision
- 17: Reflections on the City of Light
- Appendix A. Dramatis Personae: Cast of Characters
- Appendix B. A Fiber-Optic Chronology
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1999 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Importe, Technik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780195162554 |
ISBN-10: | 0195162552 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Hecht, Jeff |
Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 234 x 156 x 19 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jeff Hecht |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.03.1999 |
Gewicht: | 0,538 kg |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: Introduction: Building a City of Light
- 2: Guiding Light and Luminous Fountains (1841-1890)
- 3: Fibers of Glass
- 4: The Quest for Remote Viewing: Television and the Legacy of Sword Swallowers (1895-1940)
- 5: A Critical Insight: The Birth of the Clad Optical Fiber (1950-1955)
- 6: 99 Percent Perspiration: The Birth of an Industry (1954-1960)
- 7: A Vision of the Future: Communicating with Light (1880-1960)
- 8: The Laser Stimulates the Emission of New Ideas (1960-1969)
- 9: "The Only Thing Left Is Optical Fibers" (1960-1969)
- 10: Trying to Sell a Dream (1965-1970)
- 11: Breakthrough: The Clearest Glass in the World (1966-1972)
- 12: Recipes for Grains of Salt: The Semiconductor Laser (1962-1977)
- 13: A Demonstration for the Queen (1970-1975)
- 14: Three Generations in Five Years (1975-1983)
- 15: Submarine Cables: Covering the Ocean Floor with Glass (1970-1995)
- 16: The Last Mile: An Elusive Vision
- 17: Reflections on the City of Light
- Appendix A. Dramatis Personae: Cast of Characters
- Appendix B. A Fiber-Optic Chronology
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1999 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Importe, Technik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780195162554 |
ISBN-10: | 0195162552 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Hecht, Jeff |
Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 234 x 156 x 19 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jeff Hecht |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.03.1999 |
Gewicht: | 0,538 kg |
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