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City of light : the story of fiber optics
- Title
- City of light : the story of fiber optics / Jeff Hecht.
- Author
- Hecht, Jeff.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 316 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Sloan technology series
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-304) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: building a city of light -- Guiding light and luminous fountains (1841-1890) -- Fibers of glass -- The quest for remote viewing: television and the legacy of sword swallowers (1895-1940) -- A critical insight: the birth of the clad optical fiber (1950-1955) -- 99 percent perspiration: the birth of an industry (1954-1960) -- A vision of the future: communicating with light (1880-1960) -- The laser stimulates the emission of new ideas (1960-1969) -- "The only thing left is optical fibers" (1960-1969) -- Trying to sell a dream (1965-1970) -- Breakthrough: the clearest glass in the world (1966-1972) -- Recipes for grains of salt: the semiconductor laser (1962-1977) -- A demonstration for the Queen (1970-1975) -- Three generations in five years (1975-1983) -- Submarine cables: covering the ocean floor with glass (1970-1995) -- The last mile: an elusive vision -- Reflections on the city of light.
- Call Number
- JSE 01-1499
- ISBN
- 0195108183 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98006135
- OCLC
- 38527799
- Author
- Hecht, Jeff.
- Title
- City of light : the story of fiber optics / Jeff Hecht.
- Imprint
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Series
- The Sloan technology series
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-304) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSE 01-1499