UID:
almahu_9948233503902882
Umfang:
1 online resource (590 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139380577 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Technology
Inhalt:
As a result of being asked to give public lectures on the subject, the eminent physicist Oliver Lodge (1851-1940) published in 1892 a pioneering study of the protection of buildings, cables and telegraphic instruments from the devastation caused by lightning strikes. This work led him almost immediately to the discovery of electromagnetic wave transmission and ultimately to the development of a version of radio telegraphy. Lodge also saw that many of the current theories about the nature of lightning were seriously in error, and his investigations led to a number of significant changes in the design of lightning conductors and lightning guards. Some of the methods and procedures that Lodge advocated have since become standard practice. They are described with Lodge's characteristic flair and accompanied by a wealth of illustrations that give a fascinating insight into how contemporary scientists and engineers tackled this significant problem.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781108052153
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139380577
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139380577