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Signal Essays and Term Papers
The Cybernetic Plot Of UlyssesA paper delivered at the CALIFORNIA JOYCE conference (6/30/93)
Good afternoon.
To quote the opening of Norbert Wiener's address on Cybernetics to the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in March of 1950, The word
cybernetics has been taken from the Greek word kubernitiz (ky-ber-NEE-tis)
meaning ...
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Radio: A Form Of CommunicationMr. Zambizi
Physics
Radio is a form of communication in which intelligence is transmitted without
wires from one point to another by means of electromagnetic waves. Early forms
of communication over great distances were the telephone and the telegraph. They
required wires between the sender and ...
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Global Positioning SystemsThe new Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) systems installed in the F-111E and EF-111A have raised their share of questions, so I have decided to continue my series of "Everything You Always Wanted To Know" handouts to you pilots, navigators, and maintenance technicians on how the cotton-picken' ...
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NetworksDESCRIPTION OF A NETWORK
A network is the linking of two or more computers for the purpose
of sharing data, programs and/or physical resources.
Examples:
Data Two people can work independently on the same project at
different computers. By being connected to each other, there is no ...
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Modern Television Changing AmeTelevision; Changing American Standards
The year is 1999 and the entire world is looking toward the United States for leadership in technology. Since the end of the cold war, the nations of the world have agreed that the United States is the leader in defense and freedom, but what about ...
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Digital Block For A Fucntion GeneratorThe Digital Block is the heart of this digitally controlled function generator. Symmetry and frequency variation is direct result of the design of this block. In this design the emphasis was on simplicity and some target specifications at the top of the frequency variation were compromised in ...
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Digital Block For A Function GeneratorThe Digital Block is the heart of this digitally controlled function generator. Symmetry and frequency variation is direct result of the design of this block. In this design the emphasis was on simplicity and some target specifications at the top of the frequency variation were compromised in ...
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Fiberoptics"A friend of mine once said that the trouble with being an architect is that everyone is an architect; everyone knows what's good and what's bad. I seem to remember the same story told by an economist. In physics we don't have that problem" (Sobel ix).
Fiber optic technology has been inevitable ...
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New Technologies In TelevisionThe future of home television is at a crossroads with new technologies available in every direction. Will recordable DVD replace the home VCR? Will HDTV succeed with consumers? What is affecting the mass rollout of these new technologies?
The DVD story is a classic computer technology ...
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Noise Reduction In Hearing AidsRecently in a local hearing clinic, a client’s concerns were discussed. “I’m afraid I won’t like them. My brother in law bought two hearing aids, and he keeps them in a drawer in the kitchen.” While the number of people dissatisfied with their hearing aids hovers around 50%, the hearing aid ...
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Optical Fiber the Backbone of TelecommunicationIntroduction:
About 100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted a telephone signal over distances of several hundred meters using visible light beams. He called this “photophone”. This amazing discovery marked the first demonstration of the basic principle of optical communications as it ...
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What Is RadarThe word "radar" was invented by scientists of the United States Navy
during World War II. The word comes from the first letters in the term
"radio detection and ranging.""Detection," as used here, means finding an
object or target by sending out a radio signal that will bounce back off
the ...
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What Is ISDN?ISDN, which stands for integrated services digital network, is a system of
digitizing phone networks which has been in the works for over a decade. This
system allows audio, video, and text data to be transmitted simultaneously
across the world using end-to-end digital connectivity.
The original ...
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Cellular Radio, Isdn Networks And Satellite CommunicationsIn describing Cellular Radio, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and Satellite Communications we must first have a general understanding of the meaning of these forms of Telecommunications. After a brief explanation of the different forms, they will be described in more detail. Then the ...
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The TelephoneAbout 100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell invented by
accident with his assistant Mr. Watson. Over many years, the modern version of
makes the one that Bell invented look like a piece of junk.
Developments in tone dialing, call tracing, music on hold, and electronic
ringers have greatly changed ...
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Paul RevereBy: a_coolguy56@yahoo.com by angel mendoza
was an American patriot who, in 1775, carried news to Lexington of the approach of the British. He warned the patriot leaders, Samuel Adams and Johh Hancock of their danger and called the citizens of the countryside to arms. This was the inspirations ...
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Disruptive TechnologyThe term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, ...
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The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere“One if by land, two if by sea"- the supposed famous words spoken by Paul Revere to Colonel William Conant, an American soldier stationed in the steeple of the North Church in Boston, waiting to send the signal of the proposed path of the British invasion on April 18, 1775 to Paul Revere. ...
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HDTV: The Emergence Of A New Generation In Television.Abstract
High definition television is proving itself to be a leader as a
new innovation of television. The impact HDTV will have on consumers, the
laws surrounding this new medium, and it's attributes and in differences to
analog television will be looked at first in this paper. Also, my ...
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Involvement Of K+ In Leaf Movements During SuntrackingInvolvement of K+ in Leaf Movements During Suntracking
Introduction
Many plants orient their leaves in response to directional light signals.
Heliotropic movements, or movements that are affected by the sun, are common
among plants belonging to the families Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Nyctaginaceae, ...
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