The Third Element: A Brief History of Electronics
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1420890840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A great book if your looking for the founders of electricity Only ." according to Eddy Z. A good book on electricity and it's discoverers. Would not recomend if looking for any clues on element depth though.. "History of electronics?" according to Ashleigh Ratcliffe. Whilst "The Third Element" contains much writing of interest, it suffers from three problems. The first is that it is difficult to gauge to whom the book is directed. For example, the author on the one hand deliberately glosses over many technical details about the electronics of an application but subsequently goes into a lengthy discussion of the complexities of the application. This was particularly evident when discussing radio n. Excellent Book - For A Certain Audience As a Field Service Engineer, I found this to be an excellent book, because everything I have done in my 35 plus year career is based upon a foundation of knowledge which first became of significance in 1906. The discovery of how to use electricity for doing useful work is the first concept which jumps out at you, followed by how this was accomplished. It is written in plain English. There is no calculus and differential equations. Ju
Read and enjoy it. Electronics is just a further development of the electrical sciences; this book describes the contributions made by the earliest experimenters, leading up to the Lee de Forest's big moment of discovery of the triode vacuum tube, the cornerstone of the industry. The Third Element gives a glimpse of the history of electronics from its beginnings in Biblical times up to the computer era, about 1980. Without burdening the reader with technical details, it gives an idea of some of the problems that the pioneers of this industry faced and how many of our marvelous electronic gadgets came into being. It brings out some interesting trivia - did you know: -there was no transcontinental telephone service until about 1915 when the electronic amplifier appeared? -about the Idaho farm boy who was judged to have invented modern television, taking RCA to court and winning? -two American inventors patented the telephon
In his career of some 60 years, Corbin has seen and been involved in a period of tremendous technological changes. Corbin has several patents or patents pending in computer circuitry, has published technical articles in various trade journals, and has previously published a textbook, "Computer Data Handling Circuits". His son Andrew now manages the company. in Riverdale, Maryland, during which he had the o
His son Andrew now manages the company. Following the war years, he attended the University of Maryland, earning the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Navy Electronics Technician Training Program during World War II. In 1972, Corbin started Technical Services Laboratory where he was the owner/chief engineer for some 25 years, and presently serves as a consulting engineer. Corbin has several patents or patents pending in computer circuitry, has published technical articles in various trade journals, and has previously published a textbook, "Computer Data Handling Circuits". in Riverdale, Maryland, during which he had the