The Early History of Radio

From Faraday to Marconi

G.R.M. Garratt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

104 Seiten

1993
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Verlag)
978-0-85296-845-1 (ISBN)

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The Early History of Radio: From Faraday to Marconi outlines the sequence of development from Faraday's first prediction and concept of the electromagnetic field.

Much has been written about Faraday and Marconi, and about the history of the development of radio from the time of Marconi. However, Gerald Garratt's special interest was in what might be termed the 'prehistory' of radio. This book therefore outlines the sequence of development from Faraday's first prediction and concept of the electromagnetic field: Maxwell worked out the mathematics of electromagnetic wave propagation and Hertz demonstrated their physical existence. Lodge identified the need for resonance between transmitter and receiver, thus leading to Marconi's successful practical application.

Gerald Garratt spent most of his career, apart from wartime service, at the Science Museum, London, and for many years he was in charge of the Communications Collections. He had completed six of this book's seven chapters before his death in 1989, and subsequently his daughter Susan Garratt has edited and prepared the final chapter based on material Gerald had collected from Marconi.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Faraday
Chapter 3: Maxwell
Chapter 4: Hertz
Chapter 5: Lodge
Chapter 6: Popov
Chapter 7: Marconi

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.1993
Reihe/Serie	History and Management of Technology
Verlagsort	Stevenage
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
ISBN-10	0-85296-845-0 / 0852968450
ISBN-13	978-0-85296-845-1 / 9780852968451
Zustand	Neuware