The Cellphone

The History and Technology of the Gadget That Changed the World

Guy Klemens (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5867-7 (ISBN)

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Presents a history of the cellular phone from its beginnings in the 1940s to the present. It explains the fundamental concepts involved in wireless communication, along with the ramifications of cellular technology on the economy, international law, human health, and society.

Presenting the history of the cellular phone from its beginnings in the 1940s to the present, this book explains the fundamental concepts involved in wireless communication along with the ramifications of cellular technology on the economy, U.S. and international law, human health, and society. The first two chapters deal with bandwidth and radio. Subsequent chapters look at precursors to the contemporary cellphone, including the surprisingly popular car phone of the 1970s, the analog cellphones of the 1980s and early 1990s, and the basic digital phones which preceded the feature-laden, multipurpose devices of today.

Guy Klemens holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and has worked in various aspects of the wireless communication field for more than 15 years. He lives in San Diego, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Bandwidth

2. Radio

3. Mobile Phones

4. Analog Technology

5. The Analog Cellular Phone

6. Digital Technology

7. Digital Standards

8. The Digital Cellphone

9. The Business Reaches Maturity

10. Implications of Cellphones

11. Inside the Cellphone

12. Cellphones Beyond Phones

Chapter Notes

Glossary of Terms

Selected Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2010
Zusatzinfo	26 diagrams, glossary, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7864-5867-4 / 0786458674
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-5867-7 / 9780786458677
Zustand	Neuware