Publication

1991 - Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ, Arizona

Language

English

Word Count

30,500 words, Guess

Page Count

122 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads7140516
  • LibraryThing4964476

Classifications

  • DDC600
  • LCCT49 .C66 1991

Description

Discusses artificial intelligence, biotechnology and genetic engineering, the chip, cryogenics, digital image processing, electric power generation, fiber optics, the laser, machine vision, medical imaging, micromachining and nanotechnology, networking, online databases, optical data storage, robots, supercomputers, superconductivity, the electromagnetic spectrum, communications, digital signals, binary numbers, the metric (SI) system, bar coding, CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided-Manufacture), CCDs (Charged-Coupled Devices), ceramics, circuits, communications satellites, CRT (cathode ray tube), global positioning system (GPS), holography, integrated optics, LCD (liquid crystal display), microscopes, microwave oven, optical character recognition (OCR), planetary spacecraft, radar, semiconductors, sensors, and transistors.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • How the new technology works: a guide to high-tech conceptsOryx Press1991-01-01

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