Cone Robert J., Barnes-Svarney Patricia L. How the New Technology Works: A Guide to High-Tech Concepts

2nd Edition. — Greenwood, ABC-CLIO, 1998. — 144 p. — ISBN13: 978-1573561389.Named one of Library Journal's Best Sci-Tech Books in 1991, How the New Technology Works was praised as containing …a wealth of basic information on the frontiers of high technology. Now, this user-friendly guide has been substantially updated. It explains more than 40 high-tech topics in clear, easy-to-read language. Among the new topics covered in this fascinating reference work are micromachining, nanotechnology, biotechnology, planetary spacecraft, charged-coupled devices (CCD), global positioning systems (GPS), and circuits. The original entries have also been updated to reflect the latest technological developments in fields such as genetic engineering, lasers, networking, optical data storage, robotics, and supercomputers.Seventeen Major High-Tech Topics
Artificial Intelligence
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Chip
Cryogenics
Digital Image Processing
Electric Power Generation
Fiber Optics
Laser
Machine Vision
Medical Imaging
Micromachining and Nanotechnology
Networking
Online Databases
Optical Data Storage
Robots
Supercomputers
Superconductivity
High-Tech Principles and Concepts
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Communications
Digital Signals
Binary Numbers
The Metric (SI) System
Brief Descriptions of Selected High-Tech Items
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 (IO)
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Microscopes
Microwave Oven
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Planetary Spacecraft
Radar
Semiconductors
Sensors
Transistors