Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS
Author | : Brian Bowers |
Publisher | : IET |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0852961030 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780852961032 |
Rating | : 4/5 (032 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS written by Brian Bowers and published by IET. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Charles Wheatstone and the role he played in the early years of electrical engineering, particularly the electric telegraph. Published to celebrate the bicentennial of Wheatstone's birthday, the second edition expands information about the family business and the concertina he invented, and draws on letters exchanged with Cooke and Faraday. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR