Probing the Sky with Radio Waves : From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yeang, Chen-Pang (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2013]
Temas:
Amateur radio stations > History.
Atmospheric physics > History.
Atmospheric physics > History.
Radio waves > Research > History.
Radio waves > Research > History.
Radio waves.
SCIENCE / General.
wireless technology, atmospheric science, radio waves, zig-zag theory, atmosphere, ionosphere, engineering, innovation, discovery, research, history, nonfiction, instruments, experiments, geomagnetism, sun, electricity, electrical engineers, philosophy, military, geoscience, astronomy, physics, active sensors, propagation studies, ionic refraction, navy, polarization.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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