In a remarkably short time, electronics has penetrated almost every aspect of modern life and the pace of development in the field shows no sign of slackening. One of the first books to cover electronic inventions in depth, Electronic Inventions and Discoveries: Electronics from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day, Fourth Edition traces the development of electronics from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Spanning a period of two and a half centuries, the book presents a mini-encyclopedia full of valuable information on practically all inventions in electronics from 1745 to 1996. This fourth edition has been brought up-to-date and made more attractive by a complete redesign while still maintaining the successful features of previous editions. The first nine chapters supply concise yet comprehensive histories of the main areas of the subject. Subsequent chapters provide a list of inventions by subject and succinct descriptions of each invention in date order with over 1,000 references. The book concludes with a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a list of books on inventions and inventors, and a comprehensive index.During his seventy years in the field, the author has collected a variety of published data to form an up-to-date systematic review of the major developments in electronics and the pattern of advances in electronic techniques. The book forms an essential source of reference to practicing engineers wishing to broaden their knowledge. Teachers and students who require a sound background and understanding of electronics will also find the book invaluable. Written in an easily understood largely nontechnical language, this fascinating and authoritative history of electronic developments will be of great interest to electronic hobbyists and general science readers.

Electronic inventions and discoveries (Applied electricity and electronics)

Engineering & Transportation

Dummer, G. W. A

Engineering

Pergamon Press

Electronic Inventions and Discoveries: Electronics from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day

Elsevier

Hardcover, ex-library edition but in good shape with minor library stamps; otherwise, cover clean, corners sharp, spine tight, pages crisp and unmarked, no dust cover as published. Is a rear book on the present market.

Electronic Inventions and Discoveries: Electronics from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering & Social Studies)

Science & Math

Technology

Pergamon Pr

An elementary guide to reliability

This classic text has now been completely revised and updated, making it an ideal introductory course in reliability for a wide range of engineering qualifications, including City & Guilds 8030 and HNC/Ds. A new chapter focuses on the role of the microprocessor and microcomputer controller, and the use of algorithms for monitoring system performance. The addition of numerous problems, self-check questions and exam-style questions makes this an extremely useful book for courses with an element of independent study.A basic text in reliability ideal for a wide range of engineering coursesA classic brought fully up to date for today's studentsNew self-check questions make this book suitable for independent study

An Elementary Guide to Reliability

Pergamon

An Elementary Guide to Reliability is now in its 4th Edition and incorporates two new chapters: one on "mechanical reliability" and a second covering "some useful reliability definitions". There are also new sections on "the language of reliability statisticians" and "stages in equipment design and production". This book explains in simple non-technical language what is meant by reliability and the various factors which make systems equipment and machines reliable, e.g. the cost, operation, maintenance and reporting of failures associated with an installation. The book will be useful to both lecturers and students.

An Elementary Guide to Reliability, Fourth Edition

Winton, R.C.

Davies, E.

CRC-Press

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