From ER to E.T. : How Electromagnetic Technologies Are Changing Our Lives.

Intro -- From ER to E.T. -- Contents -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 On The Shoulders of Giants -- 1.1 HE(A)DY STUFF -- Notes -- 1.2 FROM RUSSIA WITHOUT ENGLISH -- Early Years -- The War Years -- The Stanford Years -- The Varian Years -- The McCarthy Era -- Community Leadership -- His Vision -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 1.3 ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS -- Note -- 1.4 DO-IT-YOURSELF EXECUTION? -- Reference -- Notes -- 1.5 FRANKLIN: DID HE OR DID'NT HE? -- References -- Notes -- 1.6 De Magnete ("On the Magnet") -- References -- Notes -- 1.7 A EUREKA MOMENT -- References -- Note -- 1.8 AULD LANG SYNE -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Notes -- 1.9 AS SINGULAR AS A DELTA FUNCTION? -- References -- Note -- 1.10 PUBLISH OR PERISH? -- References -- DID YOU KNOW? -- Answers -- References -- 2 The Earth and Beyond -- 2.1 IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER -- References -- Notes -- 2.2 ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE… -- References -- Note -- 2.3 2003: AN EARTH ODYSSEY? -- References -- Note -- 2.4 WHICH CAME FIRST: BIG BANG OR BIG CRUNCH? -- Sources -- Note -- 2.5 WHISTLING IN THE DARK? -- References -- Notes -- 2.6 GOING BEYOND A SELFIE -- References -- Notes -- DID YOU KNOW? -- Answers -- 3 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) -- 3.1 LITTLE GREEN MEN: A PHANTOM MENACE? -- Sources -- Notes -- 3.2 WAITING FOR GODOT? -- References -- Note -- 3.3 IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? -- References -- Note -- 3.4 SCIENCE OR SCIENCE FICTION? -- References -- Note -- DID YOU KNOW? -- Answers -- 4 Professionalism: Ethics and Law -- 4.1 Did Maxwell Pull a Fast One? -- References -- Notes -- 4.2 Cell Phones and Cancer: Anatomy of a Legal Opinion -- Background -- Federal Rules of Evidence -- Verdict -- Postlude -- Sources -- Notes -- 4.3 Happy 200th Anniversary! -- References -- 4.4 Einstein Doesn't Work Here Anymore -- Sources -- Note.

4.5 It is a Bird. It is a Plane. It is … -- References -- Note -- Did You Know? -- Answers -- 5 Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields -- 5.1 Say Au Revoir to Cell Phones? -- References -- Notes -- 5.2 Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity -- What is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity(EHS)? -- What Are the Main Health Symptoms? -- What Do Provocation Studies Reveal About EHS? -- Are There Other Disorders Like EHS? -- How Can EHS Sufferers Be Helped? -- References -- Note -- 5.3 From Bell Tower to Cell Tower -- Base Stations -- Antennas -- Radiated Power -- Ground Level Radiation -- Exposure Limits -- Scientific Basis of Regulatory Guidelines -- Legal Position -- References -- Notes -- 5.4 Nocebo: Reading This Column may Affect Your Health -- References -- Notes -- 5.5 Magnetic Pull: Biological Effects or Medical Applications? -- References -- Notes -- 5.6 Close Encounters With Radiation of the Other Kind -- References -- Note -- Did You Know? -- Answers -- 6 Biomedical Applications -- 6.1 How Many Biologists Does it Take to Fix a Radio? -- References -- Note -- 6.2 The Grand Challenges -- References -- Note -- 6.3 Biomedical Applications: Taking Stock -- References -- Note -- 6.4 Tugging at the Heartstrings -- References -- Note -- 6.5 A Jolt from the Blue? -- References -- Note -- 6.6 Channeling the Voice Within -- References -- Note -- 6.7 Battling Cancer: Microwave Hyperthermia -- References -- Note -- Did You Know? -- Answers -- 7 Defense Applications -- 7.1 Where is Waldo? -- References -- Note -- 7.2 ANTIMAGNET -- References -- Notes -- 7.3 CUTTING TO THE CHASE -- References -- Notes -- 7.4 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WARFARE -- References -- 7.5 ON A WING AND A PRAYER -- References -- Note -- 7.6 ELF COMMUNICATION: AN OBITUARY -- References -- Notes -- 7.7 CATCHING UP WITH PROFESSOR SCARRY -- References -- Note -- 7.8 CRIMINAL INTERFERENCE -- References.

Notes -- 7.9 WIRELESS NETWORKS: AN ELECTRONIC BATTLEFIELD? -- I Spy… -- Junk Bands -- References -- Notes -- DID YOU KNOW? -- Answers -- 8 Domestic and Industrial Applications -- 8.1 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND -- References -- Notes -- 8.2 SHARING THE ROAD -- References -- Notes -- 8.3 RARE NO MORE? -- References -- Notes -- 8.4 LOCAL HEATING? -- References -- Note -- 8.5 COMING SOON TO A WAL-MART NEAR YOU -- RFID Technology -- A Brief History -- Promise of RFID Technology -- Hurdles -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- 8.6 HAS YOUR CAT GONE PHISHING? -- References -- Notes -- 8.7 THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS CHARGING -- References -- 8.8 ELECTROPOLLUTION OR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY? -- References -- Note -- DID YOU KNOW? -- Answers -- 9 Communication Systems -- 9.1 Small is Beautiful -- References -- Notes -- 9.2 GIGABIT WI-FI -- References -- Note -- 9.3 Open Spectrum: A Tragedy of the Commons? -- References -- Notes -- 9.4 Near-Field Communication -- NFC Technology -- Advantages -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- 9.5 A New Digital Phone? -- References -- Note -- 9.6 Electronic Countermeasures -- References -- Note -- Did You Know? -- Answers -- 10 Lifelong Learning -- 10.1 Back to Basics -- References -- Notes -- 10.2 Preaching to the Choir? -- References -- Note -- 10.3 The Other Davos? -- References -- Note -- 10.4 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall -- who is the Fairest of Them All? -- References -- Notes -- 10.5 Equations Redux -- References -- Note -- 10.6 New Years Resolutions Laws -- Dyson's Law of Artificial Intelligence -- Barrow's First Law -- McCroduck's Law -- Dyson's Law of Obsolescence -- Maddox's First Law -- Maddox's Second Law -- Dawkins's Law of the Conservation of Difficulty -- References -- Note -- 10.7 Through a Glass Darkly -- References -- Note -- 10.8 Stranger Than Fiction? -- References -- Note.

10.9 High Frequency Education: What Do You Think? -- References -- Afterword -- Index -- IEEE PRESS SERIES ON ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY -- EULA.

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