How the New Technology Works: A Guide to High-Tech Concepts
Autor Patricia Barnes-Svarneyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 1998 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781573561389
ISBN-10: 157356138X
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 157356138X
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Notă biografică
ROBERT J. CONE was formerly unit director of procurement in the Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories in Rochester, NY. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Mathematical Association of America. His articles have appeared in several national business journals. He is the author of the first edition of Key to High-Tech: A User-Friendly Guide to the New Technology. Cone is currently completing a biography of the Austrian logician, Kurt Godel.PATRICIA BARNES-SVARNEY has an extensive background in the physical sciences and has worked as a geomorphologist, physical oceanographer, and geochemist. Ms. Barnes-Svarney is the author of numerous books including Weather Around the World (with Thomas Svarney)e Handy Dinosaur Book (with Thomas Svarney)w the New Technology Works (with Robert Cone)teroid: Earth Destroyer or New Frontier?d Comparing the Planets: Travelers Guide to the Solar System. She has also contributed to the award winning The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference. Additionally, her credits include over 350 articles for such magazines as Popular Science, Astronomy, Air & Space, Technology Review, Omni, and USAir.
Cuprins
PrefaceSeventeen Major High-TechArtificial IntelligenceBiotechnology and Genetic EngineeringChipCryogenicsDigital Image ProcessingElectric Power GenerationFiber OpticsLaserMachine VisionMedical ImagingMicromachining and NanotechnologyNetworkingOnline DatabasesOptical Data StorageRobotsSupercomputersSuperconductivityHigh-Tech Principles and ConceptsThe Electromagnetic SpectrumCommunicationsDigital SignalsBinary NumbersThe Metric (SI) SystemBrief Descriptions of Selected High-Tech ItemsBar CodingCAD (Computer-Aided Design)CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacture)CCDs (Charged-Coupled Devices)CeramicsCircuitsCommunications SatellitesCRT (Cathode Ray Tube)Global Positioning System (GPS)HolographyIntegrated Optics (IO)LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)MicroscopesMicrowave OvenOptical Character Recognition (OCR)Planetary SpacecraftRadarSemiconductorsSensorsTransistorsIndex