Entertaining Electronics

359 Pages·1973·11.562 MB·English

by  Evgenii Sedov, Евгений Седов, E. Felegenhauer, Jevgeņijs Sedovs, Juris Birzvalks

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ENTERTAINING ELECTRONICS
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TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN
BY
EUGENE FELGENHAUER
MIR PUBLISHERS • MOSCOW
First published 1973
Second printing 1977
Third printing 1984
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©English translation, Mir Publishers, 1973, 1977, 1984
CONTENTS
Chapter I. ELECTRONS AND ELECTRONICS . .............. 9
In this chapter the reader will learn about the history of the
iliMcovory of the electron and also why it was the fate of this
vnry particle to become the main “component” of certain elec-
1 i onic devices, which gave the first impetus to the development
uf electronics.
Chapter II. HOW WERE WAVES DISCOVERED? . . . . 57
New I,I10 reader will see foT himself that for electronics the elec-
irlc field is no less important than the electron,
lie will get acquainted with waves, which were discovered
Imfnm they could be detected, and will learn how radio could
manage without electronics and what it was capable of.
chapter III. ELECTRONS, WAVES, FIELDS..................... 99
Hew electrons came to be controlled with the aid of a field.
About the co-operation between waves and electrons, which
gave birth to world-wide radio communication.
Chapter IV. UP THE FREQUENCY SCALE........................ 181
About how from year to year mankind kept mastering ever
alinrtor and shorter waves, and what electronics had to go through
when mastering superhigh frequencies.
Chapter V. ELEMENTS OF “WISE” MACHINES . . . . 279
Mow simple electronic-cells are employed to assemble complex
circuits of “wise” machines.