Isbn: 9780195108187 - city of light: the story of fiber optics (sloan technology series) (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Fiber optic technology is revolutionizing telecommunications and thus our lives. Networks of opitcal fibers have spread around the world, opening the door to the possibility of a new information age, and spurring telephone and cable television companies into a billion-dollar race for control over the next generation of services and equipment. The story of this technology is fascinating complex, and largely untold. Hecht tells this story, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to today's mysterious, ubiquitous communications technologies. We hear the crucial conversation in 1951 that led to the realization that optical fibers might conduct light if coated with a layer of transparent material. Hecht also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's, which allowed doctors to see inside patients' stomachs and better understand gastric disorders. And we learn of the race to develop fiber-optic technology that could control the laser, the brilliant concentrated beam that captured the imagination of the physics community. This history is meticulously detailed from beginning to end, allowing for explorations of experiments that now seem strange and even humorous, but nonetheless illuminate the origins of the technology. We get the whole story, including the huge range of contributing characters, accidents, and revolutionary ideas. The book is infused with the spirit of fascination and fun, and the reader will enjoy the story for its own sake, as well for the historical picture it provides of a technology on which we all depend.…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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. . . . .…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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.…

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. …

Zustand: New. In English.