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The electrification of the watch led to massive upheaval in the
watch industry as mechanical chronometers built by Old World
masters developed into electromechanical devices mass produced in
Asia. In nearly 600 images and in-depth text, this book retraces
the often circuitous paths that led from the electromagnetic
pendulum clock to the modern quartz wristwatch. This
well-researched volume focuses on the period between 1950 and 1985,
but it also covers the long process of electrifying big clocks,
which goes back to Alexander Bain's 1841 patent for an electrically
operated magnetic pendulum clock. But the crowning achievement of
this process was the further miniaturization of the timepiece into
the modern quartz wristwatch. Follow the many different technical
developments in Switzerland, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, South
Korea, and the United States and see detailed images of components,
schematics, and complete wristwatch movements from hundreds of
makers, including Bulova, Hamilton, Omega, Rolex, and Seiko. This
is an ideal book for horologists as well as those interested in the
history of science and industry.
Dieses Werk wendet sich an den Batterien-Fachmann, den Ingenieur in
der Anwendungstechnik und an Studenten in Elektrotechnik,
physikalischer Chemie und Physik. Es gibt einen Uberblick uber die
verschiedenen - teilweise sehr fortgeschrittenen - Technologien
primarer und sekundarer Batterien sowie ihrer Einsatzgebiete.
Fertigungsverfahren werden beschrieben und die wichtigen Umwelt-
und Recyclingfragen behandelt. Die Autoren - ein erfahrener
Industriefachmann und ein Wissenschaftsredakteur einer der
angesehensten Schweizer Tageszeitungen - stehen fur aktuelle,
fundierte und praxisorientierte Information bei - auch fur Laien -
verstandlicher und leicht lesbarer Darstellung."
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