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City of light : the story of fiber optics
2004,1999
Overview
1. Introduction: Building a City of Light2. Guiding Light and Luminous Fountains (1841-1890)3. Fibers of Glass4. The Quest for Remote Viewing: Television and the Legacy of Sword Swallowers (1895-1940)5. A Critical Insight: The Birth of the Clad Optical Fiber (1950-1955)6. 99 Percent Perspiration: The Birth of an Industry (1954-1960)7. A Vision of the Future: Communicating with Light (1880-1960)8. The Laser Stimulates the Emission of New Ideas (1960-1969)9. The Only Thing Left Is Optical Fibers (1960-1969)10. Trying to Sell a Dream (1965-1970)11. Breakthrough: The Clearest Glass in the World (1966-1972)12. Recipes for Grains of Salt: The Semiconductor Laser (1962-1977)13. A Demonstration for the Queen (1970-1975)14. Three Generations in Five Years (1975-1983)15. Submarine Cables: Covering the Ocean Floor with Glass (1970-1995)16. The Last Mile: An Elusive Vision17. Reflections on the City of LightAppendix A. Dramatis Personae: Cast of CharactersAppendix B. A Fiber-Optic Chronology.
Publisher
Oxford University Press,Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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ISBN
9780195162554, 0195162552
