Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering

Philip A. Laplante,Robin Cravey,Lawrence P. Dunleavy,James L. Antonakos,Rodney LeRoy,Jack East,Nicholas E. Buris,Christopher J. Conant,Lawrence Fryda,Robert William Boyd,Igor Filanovsky,Doug Burger,William E. DeWitt,Michael R. Bastian,Paul Fieguth,John K. Daher,Mark E. Furber,C.H. Chen,Bob Dony,Christos Christodoulou,Bibhuti B. Banerjee,E. Roy Davies,Jim Andrew,Gang Feng,Robert A. Bartkowiak,Fredrik Dahlgren,Iqbal Husain,George W. Crawford,Dion Fralick,Samir El-Ghazaly,Jose Roberto Camacho,Gerard-Andre Capolino,Marvin Drake,Ashfaq Ahmed,James T. Aberle,Zheru Chi,Wayne Bonzyk,Richard M. Bass,Shamala Chickamenahalli,Mi Bi,Terry Banks,Edoardo Biagioni,M. Braae,Peter M. Fenwick,Sandra Eitnier,Emile Fiesler,Andrzej Dzielinski,Giovanni Adorni,Par

ISBN 10: 0849330866 / ISBN 13: 9780849330865

Published by CRC Press 2005-04-12, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering
• Publisher: CRC Press 2005-04-12
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849330866
• ISBN 13: 9780849330865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Succinct yet comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, acronyms, and definitions made the first edition of the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering a bestseller. Recent advances in many disciplines of this rapidly growing field have made necessary a new edition of this must-have reference. This authoritative lexicon includes more than 1500 additional terms, now supplying more than 11,000 total terms gathered by a stellar international panel of the world's leading experts, compiled from CRC's immensely popular and highly respected handbooks, and accompanied by more than 120 tables and illustrations.

New areas to this edition include:

Process Control and Instrumentation

Embedded Sensors and Systems

Biomedical Engineering

Hybrid Vehicles

Mechatronics

Data Storage

GIS

Includes new terms reflecting the rapid growth in:

Computer Electronics

Image Processing

Nanotechnology

Fuel Cells

Phillip Laplante has again succeeded in producing an invaluable, up-to-date reference for the entire field of electrical engineering, covering device electronics and applied electrical, microwave, control, power, and digital systems engineering in addition to the new areas listed above. Whether you are a practicing or student electrical engineer or a professional from another field in need of complete and updated information, you need look no further than the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition.

About the Author

Laplante, Philip A.