A complete introduction to communication technologies and systems, offering a solid understanding of the fundamentals, history and future direction of this ever-changing field. Geared towards non-technical business professionals and students, this resource integrates human physiology and factors, important inventors and business people, and basic technological principles to explain the key concepts and developments of modern communications. This self-teaching book uses modern communication systems - such as the compact disc, television, the telephone, and the computer - as the motivation for the reader to study their basic principles. From analog-to-digital conversion, spectrum and bandwidth, and packet and circuit switching, to electricity and electronics, modulation and multiplexing, and computer processing, the author takes a thorough and phased approach in presenting major topics. Structured in a modular format, the book covers audio technology, video systems, speech communication systems, and written communication systems, applying key concepts in each area to real-world communication systems.
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This review is from: Principles of Modern Communications Technology (Artech House Telecommunications Library) (Hardcover)
For the scope of its subject, the book is quite small. Noll quickly goes over a large number of areas. From the history of various communications methods since the 19th century, to explaining about computers and the Internet. It is partly a history book.
It is not very technical. Seems to be aimed at a reader who is outside the engineering and computing field. But for such a person, Noll gives a good description of the key ideas and people who made it happen. Should be readily understandable to a wide audience.
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crossbar switching system, horizontal scanning frequency, vacuum tube triode, vacuum tube diode, color subcarrier, chrominance signal, harmonic telegraph, luminance signal, digital switching systems, video carrier, switching machines, route capacity, baseband signal, space switching, sound spectrograph, radio carrier, signaling element, matrix switch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Bell Labs, New Jersey, Michael Noll, Alexander Graham Bell, Artech House, Bell System, David Sarnoff, Lucent Technologies, Alfred Vail, Lee de Forest, Nikola Tesla, Elisha Gray, Patent Office, Columbia University, Western Union, Howard Armstrong, Television Technology, Thomas Alva Edison, World War, Thomas Edison, Atlantic Ocean, Library of Congress, Melville Bell New!
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- Television Technology: Fundamentals and Future Prospects (Telecommunications Management Library) by A. Michael Noll on 4 pages
- Encyclopedia of Computer Science by Anthony Ralston on page 225, page 236, and page 245
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