Isbn: 9780195108187 - city of light: the story of fiber optics (sloan technology series) (13 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Very Good. Presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to the communications technologies. This book also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's. Series: Sloan Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 6 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ; TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. 1999. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: Very Good. Presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to the communications technologies. This book also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's. Series: Sloan Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 6 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ; TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. 1999. hardcover. . . . .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Abnutzung / Risse - leicht. The narrative explores the evolution of fiber optics, illustrating its journey from a 19th-century novelty to a cornerstone of global communications. Crafted for a general audience by a seasoned journalist, it vividly recounts the key figures and concepts that propelled this groundbreaking technology. The foundational idea of guiding light was first examined in the 1840s, where researchers demonstrated it using jets of water. Its popularity surged later with the creation of illuminated fountains at Victorian exhibitions. The modern fiber-optic technology, utilizing flexible glass fibers, emerged independently multiple times in the early 20th century, with one of its initial applications being the endoscope, which revolutionized medical examinations. The practical use of endoscopes began in 1956 when an undergraduate developed solid glass fibers. The advent of the laser sparked interest in optical communications, leading to significant advancements at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, where Charles K. Kao and his team proposed fiber-optic communications, proving glass could transmit light over long distances. Corning Glass Works then created low-loss glass fibers in 1970, paving the way for rapid development. By 1977, experimental phone links utilized fiber optics, and within years, long-distance companies began implementing fiber cables. The first transatlantic fiber-optic cable was laid in 1988, establishing fiber opti.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Reprint. Third printing. xii, 316 pages. Illustrations. Fiber-Optic Chronology. Notes. Index. Signed by author. Signed on a bookplate. Jeff Hecht has been writing about lasers, optics and fiber optics for more than 35 years. After writing for industry magazine Laser Focus World for several years, he began writing books that explain laser science and technology to newcomers to the field. After years of writing about new science and technology, he turned to the history of fiber optics, writing City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics, as part of the Sloan Technology Series. More recently, he wrote BEAM: The Race to Make The Laser, describing the work that led to the world's first laser in 1960. He continues to write extensively for magazines, covering topics from lasers to dinosaurs for New Scientist magazine, and continuing developments in lasers and photonics for Laser Focus World. This is one of the Sloan Technology series. This readable account is likely to become the definitive history of fiber optics. Starting from early Victorian times, when fiber optics was viewed simply as a parlor trick, Jeff Hecht gives us the full story, including the characters, discoveries, and fortuitous accidents that made the technology possible. Fiber optics is now the backbone of a multi-billion dollar global communications network which includes the internet, telecommunications, and cable TV, plus laser, military, and medical uses, and this fascinating survey covers the full range of its applications. The book concludes with a realistic took into future possibilities. …

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