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Author |
: Chen-Pang Yeang |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2013-07-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226015194 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022601519X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the Sky with Radio Waves by : Chen-Pang Yeang
By the late nineteenth century, engineers and experimental scientists generally knew how radio waves behaved, and by 1901 scientists were able to manipulate them to transmit messages across long distances. What no one could understand, however, was why radio waves followed the curvature of the Earth. Theorists puzzled over this for nearly twenty years before physicists confirmed the zig-zag theory, a solution that led to the discovery of a layer in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that bounces radio waves earthward—the ionosphere. In Probing the Sky with Radio Waves, Chen-Pang Yeang documents this monumental discovery and the advances in radio ionospheric propagation research that occurred in its aftermath. Yeang illustrates how the discovery of the ionosphere transformed atmospheric science from what had been primarily an observational endeavor into an experimental science. It also gave researchers a host of new theories, experiments, and instruments with which to better understand the atmosphere’s constitution, the origin of atmospheric electricity, and how the sun and geomagnetism shape the Earth’s atmosphere. This book will be warmly welcomed by scholars of astronomy, atmospheric science, geoscience, military and institutional history, and the history and philosophy of science and technology, as well as by radio amateurs and electrical engineers interested in historical perspectives on their craft.
Author |
: Chen-Pang Yeang |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:859374198 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the Sky with Radio Waves by : Chen-Pang Yeang
Author |
: Chen-Pang Yeang |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2013-07-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226034812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022603481X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the Sky with Radio Waves by : Chen-Pang Yeang
By the late nineteenth century, engineers and experimental scientists generally knew how radio waves behaved, and by 1901 scientists were able to manipulate them to transmit messages across long distances. What no one could understand, however, was why radio waves followed the curvature of the Earth. Theorists puzzled over this for nearly twenty years before physicists confirmed the zig-zag theory, a solution that led to the discovery of a layer in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that bounces radio waves earthward—the ionosphere. In Probing the Sky with Radio Waves, Chen-Pang Yeang documents this monumental discovery and the advances in radio ionospheric propagation research that occurred in its aftermath. Yeang illustrates how the discovery of the ionosphere transformed atmospheric science from what had been primarily an observational endeavor into an experimental science. It also gave researchers a host of new theories, experiments, and instruments with which to better understand the atmosphere’s constitution, the origin of atmospheric electricity, and how the sun and geomagnetism shape the Earth’s atmosphere. This book will be warmly welcomed by scholars of astronomy, atmospheric science, geoscience, military and institutional history, and the history and philosophy of science and technology, as well as by radio amateurs and electrical engineers interested in historical perspectives on their craft.
Author |
: Curtis Peebles |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 334 |
Release |
: 2014-12-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1626830215 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781626830219 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the Sky by : Curtis Peebles
With the development of supersonic aircraft, the X-plane era ushered in a new and challenging phase of flight. Researchers found that much of the knowledge accumulated from the previous, subsonic flight era did not apply to the emerging supersonic aircraft. These turbojet-powered planes also outpaced the usefulness of the wind tunnel, previously an indispensible tool of aeronautic research.This book explores the development of the X-series research aircraft, the planes that helped bridge the gap between subsonic flight and hypersonic flight.
Author |
: Arthur Holland Michel |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 341 |
Release |
: 2019-06-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780544971660 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0544971663 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Eyes In The Sky by : Arthur Holland Michel
The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens Eyes in the Sky is the authoritative account of how the Pentagon secretly developed a godlike surveillance system for monitoring America's enemies overseas, and how it is now being used to watch us in our own backyards. Whereas a regular aerial camera can only capture a small patch of ground at any given time, this system—and its most powerful iteration, Gorgon Stare—allow operators to track thousands of moving targets at once, both forwards and backwards in time, across whole city-sized areas. When fused with big-data analysis techniques, this network can be used to watch everything simultaneously, and perhaps even predict attacks before they happen. In battle, Gorgon Stare and other systems like it have saved countless lives, but when this technology is deployed over American cities—as it already has been, extensively and largely in secret—it has the potential to become the most nightmarishly powerful visual surveillance system ever built. While it may well solve serious crimes and even help ease the traffic along your morning commute, it could also enable far more sinister and dangerous intrusions into our lives. This is closed-circuit television on steroids. Facebook in the heavens. Drawing on extensive access within the Pentagon and in the companies and government labs that developed these devices, Eyes in the Sky reveals how a top-secret team of mad scientists brought Gorgon Stare into existence, how it has come to pose an unprecedented threat to our privacy and freedom, and how we might still capitalize on its great promise while avoiding its many perils.
Author |
: Curtis Peebles |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 334 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:958873683 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the Sky by : Curtis Peebles
Author |
: James Calvin Schaap |
Publisher |
: Baker Books |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2003-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781441204820 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1441204822 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Touches the Sky by : James Calvin Schaap
Touches the Sky delves into the timeless theme of clashing cultures that alternately alienate and intrigue. Jan Ellerbroek, an 1890s Dutch settler, is both mesmerized and disturbed by the "ghost dances" of the Lakota Indians he and his wife live among. The Sioux insist they dance for the Messiah who will save them from those who would steal their land, culture, and hearts. But can the same God of Jan's pious people be found in such mystery and frenzy? Already tense, the atmosphere crackles when a Dutch hired hand is found shot to death. The settlers accuse the Sioux, and fear escalates. But the Sioux insist on their innocence, knowing their honor-and much more-is at stake. Absorbing as well as profound, this sensitive story probes the making of the West, the depths of humanity, and a God whom the main character admits "can seem as vast and unknown as the prairie."
Author |
: Johnny Acton |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0340819324 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780340819326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Man who Touched the Sky by : Johnny Acton
When Joe Kittinger finally came to a halt, he found himself in a paradoxical world of preternatural colour where the sun blazed from a sky as black as pitch. A few minutes on the very border of space were enough to persuade him to throw himself form his open gondola with relish.
Author |
: Rodman Philbrick |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2013-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780545303873 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0545303877 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Last Book in the Universe (Scholastic Gold) by : Rodman Philbrick
This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best.It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world.
Author |
: John Wilkinson |
Publisher |
: CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages |
: 311 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780643095755 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0643095756 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Probing the New Solar System by : John Wilkinson
Discoveries made about our Solar System using ground-based and space probe technology.