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- Book Title
- Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875
- Publication Name
- Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875
- Title
- Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9780852961032
- ISBN
- 9780852961032
- Publisher
- Institution of Engineering & Technology
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering
- Topic
- Biography
- Release Year
- 2001
- Release Date
- 29/11/2001
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Series
- History and Management of Technology Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Charles Wheatstone began his life-long involvement with electrical engineering in the days when it was still at the stage of 'philosophical toys', yet he had a vision of telecommunications that could deliver printed messages around the world. With W.E. Cooke he developed the first practical electric telegraph. The problems of operating telegraphs over long distances led him into the field of electrical measurements. Wheatstone was a major figure in Victorian science, making contributions in the fields of optics and acoustics as well as electrical engineering. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the scientific literature in several languages, and made connections which benefited not only his own work but also that of others. His research aided the development of the new King's College London into a centre of scientific excellence. He invented the concertina and the stereoscope, both very popular in the nineteenth century. He is usually remembered for the Wheatstone Bridge, which he did not invent but publicised in the course of a lecture on measurements. His early attempts to measure the speed of an electric current were inconclusive, but his later studies of signals in submarine cables contributed to the understanding of the effect of capacitance and inductance in cables. He made electric motors, including a linear motor. In his lifetime there was insufficient electric power to exploit them, but his self-excited generator indicated the way ahead. This fascinating biography celebrates the bicentenary of Wheatstone's birth, and draws on information about the family business as well as letters, including correspondence with Cooke and Faraday, which were not available for the first edition, published by HMSO for the Science Museum in 1975.
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Publisher
Institution of Engineering & Technology
ISBN-10
0852961030
ISBN-13
9780852961032
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2213960
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Series
History and Management of Technology Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
Vol. 29
Edition Number
2
Table of Content
Chapter 1: An extraordinary fellow Chapter 2: Early life Part 1: Sound and light Chapter 3: Researches in sound Chapter 4: Musical instrument manufacturer Chapter 5: The stereoscope Part 2: Electricty Chapter 6: The velocity of electricity Chapter 7: Professor Wheatstone Chapter 8: Researches in electricity Chapter 9: Electrical measurements Part 3: The telegraph Chapter 10: Early telegraphy Chapter 11: The practical electric telegraph Chapter 12: Submarine telegraphy Chapter 13: The developing telegraph Part 4: Sir Charles Chapter 14: Wheatstone at home Chapter 15: Later scientific work Chapter 16: The public figure
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Electrical, History, Electronics / General
Dewey Decimal
530/.092/4
Dewey Edition
18
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
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