Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 30, Electronics and the Chip.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6771414 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2013Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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- online resource
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Film
In Process Record.
W. Bernard Carlson
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
See how the combination of several essential functions - the detection of radio waves, the amplification of weak signals, and the operation of switches - led to all of our electronic gadgets, from radios to computers. Professor Carlson takes you into the fascinating world of vacuum tubes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English