{"product_id":"wi-fi-and-the-bad-boys-of-radio-dawn-of-a-wireless-technology-9781457505607","title":"Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio: Dawn of a Wireless Technology","description":"At 36,000 feet, Wi-Fi converts our airline seats to remote offices. It lets us read email in airports, watch video in coffee shops, and listen to music at home. Wi-Fi is everywhere. But where did it come from? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio takes us back to when the Internet was first gaining popularity, email took ten minutes to load up, and cell phones were big and unwieldy. But Alex Hills had a vision: people carrying small handheld devices that were always connected. His unwavering purpose was to change the way we use the Internet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After being a teenage \"ham operator\" and bringing radio, TV and telephone service to the Eskimos of northern Alaska, Dr. Hills led a small band of innovators to overcome \"the bad boys of radio\" - the devilishly unpredictable behavior of radio waves - and build the network that would become the forerunner to today's Wi-Fi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I know of no one so capable of telling the Wi-Fi story and explaining so clearly how the technology works. Alex Hills is certain to capture the public imagination with this new book.\"\u003cbr\u003e Jim Geier, Principal Consultant, Wireless-Nets, Ltd. and Wi-Fi author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Alex Hills has contributed to the developing world and to developing advanced wireless technology at one of the world's most tech-savvy universities. Working on both frontiers, Dr. Hills pioneered wireless Internet and launched a revolution in the way the world communicates. His story of how we \"cut the cord\" begins in a place where there were no cords to begin with -- remote Alaska.\"\u003cbr\u003e Mead Treadwell, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and former Chair, United States Arctic Research Commission \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alex Hills is Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering \u0026amp; Public Policy and Electrical \u0026amp; Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Hills is frequently invited to speak at conventions, conferences, university seminars, corporate training sessions, and community events. His talks, with their vivid stories and clear explanations of technology, have been well-received by audiences throughout the United States and in more than twenty foreign countries. An inventor with eleven patents, Dr. Hills can write and speak in technical jargon. But in his writing, as in his talks, he speaks to everyone -- technical specialists and the public alike. People of all backgrounds have been fascinated by his contributions to Scientific American and IEEE Spectrum magazines -- articles that explain technology in a style that is clear to any reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Hills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Hills Associates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781457505607","brand":"Alex Hills Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109328380041,"sku":"9781457505607","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_53e3de23-38a6-4a41-b9ef-f953c171b2f6.jpg?v=1767074299","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/wi-fi-and-the-bad-boys-of-radio-dawn-of-a-wireless-technology-9781457505607","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}