Blip, Ping, and Buzz - Making Sense of Radar and Sonar

Informationen zum Autor Mark Denny is a theoretical physicist who has worked in academia and industry. He is the author of numerous books, including Lights On! The Science of Power Generation , Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science behind the Forecasts , and Making the Most of the Anthropocene: Facing the Future . Klappentext With twenty years' experience explaining technical concepts to non-experts in the radar industry, Mark Denny is the perfect guide to understanding just how remote sensing -- radar or sonar -- works. Weaving together interesting history and simple science, Denny reveals the world of echolocation to the curious student, technology buff, and expert alike. Zusammenfassung A section on bioacoustic echolocation! with a focus on the superior sonar systems of bats and whales and a discussion of the advanced technology of next-generation airborne signal processors! opens the imagination to fascinating possibilities for the future.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Denny, Denny Mark
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2007
• EAN: 9780801886652
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8665-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Radar, Sonar, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Radar, Marine engineering, Radar technology