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The Research Laboratories of the GEC were conceived in 1916, started work in 1919 and moved to the well-known buildings in Wembley in 1922. This book addresses their activities from the beginning until the end of 1984, chronicling the laboratories' work on solid state physics, optical fibers and optical communications and the many aspects of work on technology and engineering. The final chapters discuss patents, publications and some statistics on the laboratories. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The GEC Research Laboratories, 1919-1984, Vol. 10 FROM THE PUBLISHER
This volume contains a history of the origins and organizations of these laboratories and an account of the philosophies on which they were based. The authors then highlight research in each of the decades between 1920-1980, and the contributions each laboratory made.
Specialist chapters focus on such areas as lamps and lighting, valves, communications and semiconductors. Sections cover the work done on solid state physics in the 1950s and 1960s, the research conducted on optical fibres and communications since the 1970s, and the individual patents and publications of the laboratories.
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The Research Laboratories of the GEC were conceived in 1916, started work in 1919 and moved to the well-known buildings in Wembley in 1922. This book addresses their activities from the beginning until the end of 1984, chronicling the laboratories' work on solid state physics, optical fibers and optical communications and the many aspects of work on technology and engineering. The final chapters discuss patents, publications and some statistics on the laboratories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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