From compass to computer : a history of electrical and electronics engineering
- W. A. Atherton
- Engineering
- 1984
Miniaturization of Electronics
- W. A. Atherton
- Engineering
- 1984
Miniaturization has made it possible for electronics to penetrate society more widely and deeply than ever before. Pocket calculators, electronic watches, miniature colour television receivers and…
A Technological Society
- W. A. Atherton
- History
- 1984
If we accept that technology concerns mankind’s methods of doing or making things, then from the time that men first used stones to kill in order to eat they have lived in societies in which…
Electricity and Magnetism to 1820
- W. A. Atherton
- History
- 1984
“At this point, I will set out to explain what law of nature causes iron to be attracted by that stone which the Greeks call from its place of origin magnet, because it occurs in the territory of the…
Invention and innovation in electronics
- W. A. Atherton
- Business
- 1 December 1979
British electronics companies are likely to face increasing competition from abroad in the future. If they are to remain successful, they must continue to invent and innovate. To help them to be…
Some Theories and Discoveries
- W. A. Atherton
- Physics
- 1984
This chapter ties up a few loose ends. It aims to show how some of the theories and discoveries that helped shape modern electrical engineering were made. Not all the important theories or…
Electric Lighting and its Consequences
- W. A. Atherton
- Engineering
- 1984
The electrical engineering industry really began life as an industry to provide electric lighting, first by means of arc lamps and then by incandescent lamps. The industrial applications of…
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