Principles of modern technology / Adrian C. Melissinos.
By: Melissinos, Adrian C. (Adrian Constantin)
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BookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990Description: xiii, 337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0521389658 (pbk.); 0521352495 (hbk.).Subject(s): TechnologyDDC classification: 600 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 600 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00022817 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on a course taught at the University of Rochester, this volume describes the physical principles on which modern technology is based. Four primary areas are discussed; computers and microelectronics, communications, nuclear energy and space flight. Each topic is treated in a manner that provides the reader with insight into the underlying physics that makes the technology possible as well as the orders of magnitude involved. The book will appeal to anyone interested in modern technology and will serve as a reference book and a textbook for courses in applied physics, and engineering.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part A Microelectronics and computers: The transistor -- Digital electronics -- Part B Communications: The transmission of signals -- Generation and propagation of electromagnetic waves -- Part C Nuclear energy: Sources of energy -- Nuclear weapons -- Part D Space travel: Airplane and rocket flight -- To the stars.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Microelectronics and Computers
- 1 The transistor
- 2 Digital electronics
- Part II Communications
- 3 The transmission of signals
- 4 Generation and propagation of electromagnetic waves
- Part III Nuclear Energy
- 5 Sources of energy
- 6 Nuclear weapons
- Part IV Space Travel
- 7 Airplane and rocket flight
- 8 To the stars
- Appendices
- References
- Index