Waveforms, A History of Early Oscillography

Phillips, Vivian J.

ISBN 10: 0852742746 / ISBN 13: 9780852742747

Published by CRC Press, 1987

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1st printing of 1st edition, from a private collection. Very good+ hardcover in very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Corners sharp, text fine. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Waveforms, A History of Early Oscillography
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852742746
• ISBN 13: 9780852742747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket
• Weight: 28 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science History and Philosophy

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Synopsis

The cathode ray oscilloscope is an instrument for the measurement of variation of electric voltage and current. It has taken 90 years to reach its present level of sophistication. Such has been the cathode ray tube's success that many scientists and engineers are largely unaware of the earlier methods which preceded it. In this book, Phillips recalls the early methods of the examination of electrical waveforms, illustrating the ingenuity and persistence which was brought to bear on the problem andlooks at some of the apparatus - sometimes crude, but often quite sophisticated and beautifully engineered - which was developed and used during the nineteenth century. This book will be of interest to physicists and electrical engineers with an interest in the history of science, historians of science, engineering, instrumentation, television and radio.