{"product_id":"from-er-to-e-t-9781118458174","title":"From ER to E.T.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book covers the study of electromagnetic wave theory and describes how electromagnetic technologies affect our daily lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom ER to ET: How Electromagnetic Technologies Are Changing Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e explores electromagnetic wave theory including its founders, scientific underpinnings, ethical issues, and applications through history. Utilizing a format of short essays, this book explains in a balanced, and direct style how electromagnetictechnologies are changing the world we live in and the future they may create for us. Quizzes at the end of each chapter provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the material. This book is a valuable resource for microwave engineers of varying levels of experience, and for instructors to motivate their students and add depth to their assignments. In addition, this book:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents topics that investigate all aspects of electromagnetic technology throughout history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores societal and global issues \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR ix \u003cp\u003ePREFACE xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 He(a)dy Stuff \/ 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 From Russia without English \/ 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 On the Shoulders of Giants \/ 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Do-it-yourself Execution? \/ 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Franklin: Did He or Didn’t He? \/ 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 De Magnete (“On the Magnet”) \/ 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 A Eureka Moment \/ 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Auld Lang Syne \/ 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 As Singular as a Delta Function? \/ 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Publish or Perish? \/ 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 THE EARTH AND BEYOND 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 In the Eye of the Beholder \/ 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Roses are Red, Violets are Blue… \/ 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 2003: An Earth Odyssey? \/ 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Which Came First: Big Bang or Big Crunch? \/ 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Whistling in the Dark? \/ 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Going Beyond a Selfie \/ 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI) 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Little Green Men: A Phantom Menace? \/ 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Waiting for Godot? \/ 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Is There Anybody There? \/ 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Science or Science Fiction? \/ 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 PROFESSIONALISM: ETHICS AND LAW 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Did Maxwell Pull a Fast One? \/ 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Cell Phones and Cancer: Anatomy of a Legal Opinion \/ 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Happy 200th Anniversary! \/ 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Einstein Doesn’t Work Here Anymore \/ 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 It is a Bird. It is a Plane. It is… \/ 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 HEALTH EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Say Au Revoir to Cell Phones? \/ 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity \/ 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 From Bell Tower to Cell Tower \/ 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Nocebo: Reading This Column may Affect Your Health \/ 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Magnetic Pull: Biological Effects or Medical Applications? \/ 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Close Encounters With Radiation of the Other Kind \/ 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 How Many Biologists Does it Take to Fix a Radio? \/ 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Grand Challenges \/ 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Biomedical Applications: Taking Stock \/ 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Tugging at the Heartstrings \/ 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 A Jolt from the Blue? \/ 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Channeling the Voice Within \/ 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Battling Cancer: Microwave Hyperthermia \/ 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 DEFENSE APPLICATIONS 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Where is Waldo? \/ 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Antimagnet \/ 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Cutting to the Chase \/ 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Twenty-First Century Warfare \/ 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 On a Wing and a Prayer \/ 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 ELF Communication: An Obituary \/ 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Catching up with Professor Scarry \/ 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Criminal Interference \/ 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Wireless Networks: An Electronic Battlefield? \/ 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Blowin’ in the Wind \/ 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Sharing the Road \/ 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Rare no More? \/ 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Local Heating? \/ 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Coming Soon to a Wal-Mart Near You \/ 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Has Your Cat Gone Phishing? \/ 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 The Future of Wireless Charging \/ 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Electropollution or Sustainable Energy? \/ 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Small is Beautiful \/ 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Gigabit Wi-Fi \/ 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Open Spectrum: A Tragedy of the Commons? \/ 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Near-Field Communication \/ 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 A New Digital Phone? \/ 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Electronic Countermeasures \/ 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDID YOU KNOW? 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 LIFELONG LEARNING 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Back to Basics \/ 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Preaching to the Choir? \/ 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The Other Davos? \/ 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall; who is the Fairest of Them All? \/ 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Equations Redux \/ 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 New Year’s Resolutions Laws \/ 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Through a Glass Darkly \/ 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Stranger Than Fiction? \/ 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 High Frequency Education: What Do You Think? \/ 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAFTERWORD 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 197\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406874124631,"sku":"9781118458174","price":35.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118458174.jpg?v=1730497408","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-er-to-e-t-9781118458174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}