{"product_id":"blip-ping-buzz-mark-denny-9780801886652","title":"Blip, Ping, \u0026 Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered how stealth planes achieve \"invisibility,\" how sunken ships are found, or how fishermen track schools of fish in vast expanses of ocean? Radar and sonar echolocation--a simple matter of sending, receiving, and processing signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving history with simple science, Mark Denny deftly reveals the world of radar and sonar to the curious reader, technology buff, and expert alike. He begins with an early history of the Chain Home radar system used during World War II and then provides accessible and engaging explanations of the physics that make signal processing possible. Basic diagrams and formulas show how electromagnetic and sound waves are transmitted, received, and converted into images, allowing you to literally see in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Denny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801886651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801886652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 157","brand":"Mark Denny","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072782921983,"sku":"9780801886652","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d02d0ef3-d198-43c3-b93a-05251ca2a3c9.jpg?v=1685443931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blip-ping-buzz-mark-denny-9780801886652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}