History of Wireless

Premised on the idea that one cannot know a science withoutknowing its history, History of Wireless offers a lively newtreatment that introduces previously unacknowledged pioneers anddevelopments, setting a new standard for understanding theevolution of this important technology.

Starting with the background-magnetism, electricity, light, andMaxwell's Electromagnetic Theory-this book offers new insights intothe initial theory and experimental exploration of wireless. Inaddition to the well-known contributions of Maxwell, Hertz, andMarconi, it examines work done by Heaviside, Tesla, and passionateamateurs such as the Kentucky melon farmer Nathan Stubblefield andthe unsung hero Antonio Meucci. Looking at the story frommathematical, physics, technical, and other perspectives, theclearly written text describes the development of wireless within avivid scientific milieu.

History of Wireless also goes into other key areas, including:

• The work of J. C. Bose and J. A. Fleming
• German, Japanese, and Soviet contributions to physics andapplications of electromagnetic oscillations and waves
• Wireless telegraphic and telephonic development and attempts toachieve transatlantic wireless communications
• Wireless telegraphy in South Africa in the early twentiethcentury
• Antenna development in Japan: past and present
• Soviet quasi-optics at near-mm and sub-mm wavelengths
• The evolution of electromagnetic waveguides
• The history of phased array antennas

Augmenting the typical, Marconi-centered approach, History ofWireless fills in the conventionally accepted story withattention to more specific, less-known discoveries and individuals, and challenges traditional assumptions about the origins and growthof wireless. This allows for a more comprehensive understanding ofhow various components and systems evolved. Written in a clear tonewith a broad scientific audience in mind, this exciting andthorough treatment is sure to become a classic in the field.