{"product_id":"sonar-to-quartz-clock-shaul-katzir-9780198878735","title":"Sonar to Quartz Clock: Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry","description":"\u003cem\u003eSonar to Quartz Clock\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the unapplied phenomenon of piezoelectricity became applied for technologies such as sonar, crystal frequency control, the quartz clock, and how its research has consequently changed during WWI and the interwar period. It aims at reconstructing, for the first time, the fascinating history of the inventions and the development of these highly important technologies, which are still in extensive use, and which were crucial for the electronic revolution, arguably the most important technological developments of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn this basis, this book suggests a better and more nuanced understanding of the relationships between modern science and technology and the process of development and innovation of science-based technologies. It examines in particular the mutual transfer and transformation of knowledge between them including the way physics becomes practically applicable, the way applications and societal interests shape technology and science, and the differences and similarities between scientific and technological research. The book presents an in-depth analysis of the scientific and technological research and development in the field, and of the evolution of their experimental, theoretical, and technical aspects within their social military and commercial contexts. It offers an integrative history of science and technology, needed to better comprehend their interactions and evolution but rare in current historiography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will appeal to historians of science and technology, sociologists of science and generally scientists and engineers studying or working with piezoelectricity, ultrasound devices, and crystal frequency control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shaul Katzir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198878737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198878735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.90w x 1.50d","brand":"Shaul Katzir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401518043391,"sku":"9780198878735","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e784e582-18fc-4727-8030-bfe25755d01c.jpg?v=1733887823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sonar-to-quartz-clock-shaul-katzir-9780198878735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}