The Third Element: A Brief History of Electronics
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1420890840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 telephone on the same day in 1876? Here is a fascinating look at the industry that probably has had a greater effect on our lives than any other scientific discovery in history. The Third Element gives a glimpse of the history of electronics from its beginnings in Biblical times up to the computer era, about 1980. 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 book stops short of the software aspects of modern electronics, but covers in some detail a few of the historic developments that have brought this huge industry to life. 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. Read and enjoy it
"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.. Ashleigh Ratcliffe said History of electronics?. 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 subseque. Excellent Book - For A Certain Audience A Reviewer 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 a
Following the war years, he attended the University of Maryland, earning the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1960, he became one of the founders of Metric Systems Corp. in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, starting as Chief of Digital Systems and ultimately becoming company president. 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. After seven years as an analog computer designer at Engineering Research Corp. 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 his experience as a design engineer, he has worked
in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, starting as Chief of Digital Systems and ultimately becoming company president. Alfred Corbin received his initial electronics education in the U.S. Navy Electronics Technician Training Program during World War II. His son Andrew now manages the company. Corbin has several p