Sonar to Quartz Clock : Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry,...
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- 9780198878735
- Book Title
- Sonar to Quartz Clock : Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry
- Item Length
- 9.8 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Physics / Electricity, History, Physics / General
- Item Width
- 6.9 in
- Item Weight
- 26.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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The book examines how the unapplied phenomenon of piezoelectricity became applied for technologies such as sonar, crystal frequency control, the quartz clock, and how its research has consequently changed during WWI and the interwar period.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198878737
ISBN-13
9780198878735
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4060885797
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sonar to Quartz Clock : Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Physics / Electricity, History, Physics / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Item Weight
26.2 Oz
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Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qc595.5
Reviews
Covers an extremely rich case of interplay between science and technology, and greatly contributes to correcting the common prejudice that relativity and quantum physics were the sole important innovations of the early twentieth century.
Table of Content
Introduction1.. Piezoelectricty before its technical use2.. Knoweldge, expertise and technical aims in the creation of the piezoelectric sonar3.. From sonar research to the discovery of sharp electric resonance4.. The appilication of piezoelectric resonance: frequency-standards and control5.. The tuning-fork roots of the quartz clock6.. The invention of Bell's quartz frequency standard and clock7.. Development of quartz clock technics outside AT&T8.. Development of new applications beyond sonar and frequency control9.. The transformation of a research fieldConcluding remarks
Dewey Decimal
537.2446
Dewey Edition
23
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