Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers

Blackburn, James A.

ISBN 10: 0387950567 / ISBN 13: 9780387950563

Published by Springer (edition 2001), 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers
• Publisher: Springer (edition 2001)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387950567
• ISBN 13: 9780387950563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2001.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Knowledge of instrumentation is for experimentalists a kind of fluency in the language of measurement. But it is a fluency not so commonly possessed, and without which much of the experimental process remains hidden and mysterious. The basic goal in writing this book is to provide a treatment of useful depth of the basic elements of the instrumentation "language," namely electronics, sensors, and measurement. The present epoch is arguably a golden age for instrumentation. The crucial ingredient has been the exceptional development of semiconductor fabrication technology, and this has led to the present richness in both analog and digital inte­ grated circuits. The former provide relatively inexpensive but high-performance electronic modules (such as the operational amplifier) which can serve as build­ ing blocks for more complex circuits, whereas the latter have culminated in the desktop computer, which has permeated modem life generally and revolu­ tionized the instrumentation world with its capacity to act as a measurement controller and data storage center. Finally, silicon micromachining is creating a host of new sensors for such quantities as acceleration and pressure.

Review

 From the reviews:

"The author has managed to succeed in writing a ‘small encyclopedia of modern instrumentation’ in the size of a textbook with 320 pages ... There is a vast spectrum of scientific knowledge and engineering technology included in this book ... It is a very good textbook or a reference source for a continuing education seminary and for courses to nonelectronics graduates." IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement