Sonar to Quartz Clock. Technology and Physics in War, Academy, and Industry, Hardback/***

The book 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. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Prof Shaul (Associate Professor and Director, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, Israel) Katzir Illustration(s): 25 illustrations Number of pages: 368 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 176 x 247 x 28 Cover type: Hardback