TE2MP_HET2 History of Electronics 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PaedDr. Ing. Josef Pecina, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PaedDr. Ing. Josef Pecina, CSc.
Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Gabriela Jančíková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course builds on the lectures of the history of electronics I. The aim of the course is the acquisition of knowledge from the history of communication technology, discoveries in the field of electronic components, as well as the first discoveries in the field of Computer Science and Cybernetics.
Syllabus
  • 1 / transmission of information management (Telegraf acoustic, optical, electrical, Thomas Sommering) 2/Morse telegraph (Life of Samuel Morse, the development of telegraph, the telegraph in the Czech Republic) 3 / Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell, Gray phone, the development of telephone networks) 4 / mechanical sound recording (T.A. Edison, phonograph.) 5 / Magnetic sound (Oberlin Smith, V. Poulsen, F. Pfleumer.) 6 / wireless transmission of information (J.C. Maxwel, Hertzs' experiments proving the existence of the Mag. waves, vibratory circuit coherer.) 7/Electronic tube - further development of radio (T.A. Edison, the discovery of physical phenomena in electron tube. J.A. Fleming - diode, triode.) 8 / Semiconductor elements - the revolution in electronics (Explore transistor, Shocley, Barden, Brattain) 9 / Integrated circuits - the basis of new information technologies (Kilby, Noyce, microprocessor, Hoff.)
Literature
  • MAYER, Daniel. Pohledy do minulosti elektrotechniky : objevy, myšlenky, vynálezy, osobnosti. 2. dopl. vyd. České Budějovice: Kopp, 2004, 427 s. ISBN 8072322192. info
Assessment methods
credit, the requirement for the granting of credit-drafting seminar work in the range of 4-6 pages as instructed by teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
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