(4/4) Operation: The details of setting up the Harmonic Analyzer
This series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears...
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Bill Hammack's audio and video work emphasizes the creative role of engineers in designing and creating our world. He's a regular commentator on radio - based at Illinois Public Radio in Urbana he's appeared on public radio's premier business program Marketplace, and on Radio National Australia's Science Show. Many engineering, science, and journalistic groups have recognized his work.
Bonus: Rocker arms: sinusoids in two different directions
This series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears...
Bonus: Watch the machine spin around over and over...
This series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears...
Page-by-Page Guide to the Free PDF of the Book Albert Michelson's Harmonic Analyzer
his series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears,...
(3/4) Analysis: Explaining Fourier analysis with a machine
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(2/4) Synthesis: A machine that uses gears, springs and levers to add sines and cosines
This series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analysis by using gears...
(1/4) Intro/History: Introducing a 100-year-old mechanical computer
This introduction to the series Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer celebrates a nineteenth century mechanical computer that performed Fourier analys...
How a Smartphone Knows Up from Down
Bill takes apart a smartphone and explains how its accelerometer works. He also shares the essential idea underlying the MEMS production of these devi...
CCD: The Heart of a Digital Camera
Bill takes apart a digital camera and explains how its captures images using a CCD (charge coupled device). He also shares how a single CCD is used wi...
Fiber optic cables
Bill uses a laser pointer and a bucket of glycol to show how fiber optic cables works, and how engineers use them to transmit signals across the ocean...