Overview
- Provides a focus on the context and consequences of the application of wireless technologies on a global scale
- Presents an approach in which technology is explained through events in history
- Accessible to the general reader interested in what makes the modern world tick, and how we got to where we are now
- Includes helpful extra “TechTalk” chapters that delve into more technical detail
- Offers unprecedented insight into the cellular revolution, right up to the latest light-based communications and Fifth Generation cellular networks
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Since the discovery of electromagnetic waves less than 150 years ago, the application of wireless communications technology has not only revolutionized our daily lives, but also fundamentally changed the course of world history.
A Brief History of Everything Wireless charts the fascinating story of wireless communications. The book leads the reader on an intriguing journey of personal triumphs and stinging defeats, relating the prominent events, individuals and companies involved in each progressive leap in technology, with a particular focus on the phenomenal impact of each new invention on society. Beginning at the early days of spark-gap transmitters, this tale touches on the emergence of radio and television broadcasting, as well as radio navigation and radar, before moving on to the rise of satellite, near-field and light-based communications. Finally, the development of wireless home networks and the explosive growth of modern cellular technologies are revealed, complete with a captivating account of their corresponding company histories and behind-the-scenes battles over standards.
For those wishing to peek behind the magic curtain of friendly user interfaces and clever engineering, and delve further into various processes underlying the ubiquitous technology we depend upon yet take for granted, the book also contains special “TechTalk” chapters that explain the theoretical basics in an intuitive way.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Petri Launiainen has more than twenty years of experience in wireless technologies, having served as a Vice President at Nokia, and as a Chief Technology Officer at Nokia's former Brazilian research laboratory, INDT.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Brief History of Everything Wireless
Book Subtitle: How Invisible Waves Have Changed the World
Authors: Petri Launiainen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78910-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78909-5Published: 25 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78910-1Published: 06 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 211
Topics: Popular Computer Science, Computers and Society, History of Technology, Computer Communication Networks, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering