An edition of Dawn of the electronic age (2009)
Dawn of the electronic age
electrical technologies in the shaping of the modern world, 1914 to 1945
By Frederik Nebeker
Publish Date
2009
Publisher
Wiley,Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Language
eng
Pages
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Description:
Much of the infrastructure of today's industrialized world arose in the period from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II. It was during these years that the capabilities of traditional electrical engineering became ubiquitous. Even more importantly, it was during this time that a new type of electrical engineering--electronics--emerged. Because of its applications in communications, entertainment, industry, science and medicine, and the military, the electronics industry became a major part of the economy. Dawn of the Electronic Age explores how this engineering knowledge and its main applications developed in various scientific, economic, and social contexts, and explains how each was profoundly affected by electrical technologies. It takes an international perspective and a narrative approach, unfolding the story chronologically. --from publisher description.