Electronics and communications engineering

A Sunday Times Business Book of the Year.

The 555 timer IC, originally introduced by the Signetics Corporation around 1971, is sure to rank high among the most popular analog integrated circuits ever produced.

Next Generation of CubeSats and SmallSats: Enabling Technologies, Missions, and Markets provides a comprehensive understanding of the small and medium sized satellite approach and its potentialities and limitations.

Specialized resource providing detailed coverage of recent advances in theory and applications of sparse arrays Sparse Arrays for Radar, Sonar, and Communications discusses various design approaches of sparse arrays, including those seeking to increase the corresponding one-dimensional and two-dimensional virtual array apertures, as well as others that configure the arrays based on solutions of constrained minimization problems.

Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

New edition of the popular reference on machine analysis, focusing on reference frame theory with techniques for derivation of equations Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems covers the concepts needed to understand the evolution of electrical and magnetic variables for designing the power-electronic circuits that supply or extract electrical energy from a variety of machines, comprehensively addressing the varied needs of readers in the electric machinery, electric drives, and electric power industries.

Behind the Scenes of a RevolutioninEducationIn 2013, Cindy Mi, a high school dropout turned English teacher, founded VIPKid with an innovative vision for education: facilitating personalized, one-on-one sessions with students and tutors from around the world.

The co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives.

Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculationfrom the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge.

*Just months after the introduction of the new generation of 32-bit PIC microcontrollers, a Microchip insider and acclaimed author takes you by hand at the exploration of the PIC32*Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasksThe new 32-bit microcontrollers bring the promise of more speed and more performance while offering an unprecedented level of compatibility with existing 8 and 16-bit PIC microcontrollers.

Control problems offer an industrially important application and a guide to understanding control systems for those working in Neural Networks.

Is the goal of a transition to clean energy at all realistic?

The use of renewables is spreading rapidly.

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.

Since launching as a website for everyday video-sharing in 2005, YouTube has become one of the world s most powerful digital media platforms.

Television Studies provides an overview of the origins, central ideas, and intellectual traditions of this exciting field.

How do the communication practices of governments, NGOs and social movements enhance opportunities for citizen-led change?

Boasting trillion-dollar companies, the digital economy profits from our emotions, our relationships with each other, and the ways we interact with the world.

Communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are closely related.

The culture-centred approach offered in this book argues that communication theorizing ought to locate culture at the centre of the communication process such that the theories are contextually embedded and co-constructed through dialogue with the cultural participants.

Straightforward and comprehensive textbook on programming and interfacing techniques for the PIC18F4321 microcontroller, supported by hundreds of illustrations throughout Microcontroller Theory and Applications with the PIC18F presents core information on the theory of microcontrollers and the fundamental concepts of assembly and C language programming and interfacing techniques associated with the Microchip's PIC18F4321 microcontroller.

This book provides a comprehensive practical treatment of the modelling of electrical power systems, and the theory and practice of fault analysis of power systems covering detailed and advanced theories as well as modern industry practices.

Social justice and human rights movements are entering a new phase.

Software testing has greatly evolved since the first edition of this book in 2011.

PIXELS & PAINTINGS The discussion is firmly grounded in established art historical practices, such as close visual analysis and an understanding of artists working methods, and real-world examples demonstrate how computer-assisted techniques can complement traditional approaches.

Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad.

Clear and concise guide to MBPLE, with industrial case studies Written in a to-the-point style, Model-Based Product Line Engineering (MBPLE) is the only theoretical and practical foundational book on MBPLE that brings together the topics of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and feature-based product line engineering (PLE).

A systematic guide to the theory, applications, and design of thermal management for LED packaging In Thermal Management for Opto-electronics Packaging and Applications, a team of distinguished engineers and researchers deliver an authoritative discussion of the fundamental theory and practical design required for LED product development.

This book provides models and methods for the optimal management of electrical vehicles through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together knowledge from the sectors of transportation, manufacturing and smart grids.

'A well-researched, enjoyable and thoughtful book'.

Understand mobile marketing fast, without cutting cornersAn understanding of mobile marketing is essential for anyone who wants to reach the growing market of on-the-go consumers.

Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power.

Now completely revised, Practical Electronics: A Complete Introduction covers the key areas of electronics you need to be confident in, whether you are a keen amateur hobbyist, an engineering student or a professional who wants to keep up to date.

This book builts on KiCad Like a Pro Fundamentals and Projects and aims to help you practice your new KiCad skills by challenging you in a series of real-world projects.

'Cara Bastone is one of the most talented writers in the romance genre today.

'A brilliant book of 100 games you can play anywhere in your house or garden.

'If you want to see what that future might look like, Duncan's book is a fun place to start'NPR'Intensely readable, downright terrifying, and surprisingly uplifting' Vanity Fair '5 books not to miss .

From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry.

With the advent of wavelength routing and dynamic, reconfigurable optical networks, new demands are being made in the design and operation of optical amplifiers.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

From email to video and text messaging, so much of our present social life depends on media technologies.

Updated with the 2000 rules, the Fourth Edition provides shipyard electricians and electrical designers with the step-by-step instruction they need to design and install electrical systems on marine installations, whether shipboard or offshore.

The IGBT device has proved to be a highly important Power Semiconductor, providing the basis for adjustable speed motor drives (used in air conditioning and refrigeration and railway locomotives), electronic ignition systems for gasolinepowered motor vehicles and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs.

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the potential impact of 6G networks on various industries, including healthcare, agriculture, transport, and national security, making it an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students working in the field of wireless networks and high-speed data processing systems.

COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE PRESENTING ALL ASPECTS OF QUANTUM DOT-BASED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES IN FOUR PARTS, SUPPORTED WITH PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES Quantum Dot Display Science and Technology presents all aspects of quantum dot (QD) based display technologies, divided into four general topic areas: the basic science of quantum dots, QD photoluminescent technologies, QD electroluminescent technologies, and other display related QD technologies.

Esta obra que desentraña el futuro de la gestión industria y logística en la era digital ofreciendo una visión integral de cómo este sector se está transformando con la llegada de las nuevas tecnologías.

The IGBT device has proved to be a highly important Power Semiconductor, providing the basis for adjustable speed motor drives (used in air conditioning and refrigeration and railway locomotives), electronic ignition systems for gasolinepowered motor vehicles and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs.

The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social, and cultural consequences.

The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social, and cultural consequences.