10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAT'S WHISKER»
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cat's whisker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cat's whisker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Revolution in Miniature: The History and Impact of ...
Carrier waves of a desired frequency could be transmitted and the receiving
circuit could receive them.8 The cat's whisker rectifier flourished for a short time
as the sole useful detector of wireless signals.9'10 It was small, cheap, simple
and ...
2
Electronics: The Life Story of a Technology
THE RETURN OF THE CAT'S WHISKER Semiconductor versions of the triode,so
-called field effect devices,and or- dinary semiconductor diodes or rectifiers were
thus all evolving simultaneously by the 1930s, a fact that complicates the history ...
David L. Morton Jr., Joseph Gabriel, 2007
diode. The crystal on a classical crystal set was called a cat's whisker. A cat's
whisker had two components that were joined on a substrate with connectors so
the device could be put into the crystal set's circuit. One component was a chunk
of ...
4
The Evolution of Technology
Its maincomponent wasa holder containing a semiconductor (siliconcarbide, lead
sulphide, or molybdenum sulphide) andathin,flexible pieceof wire called the “
cat's whisker,”both of which were elements introduced by Braun in his
experiments.
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Detectors: Smoke Detector, Carbon Monoxide Detector, ...
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cat's whisker Figure 6.3: A crystal set. This vintage radio diagram shows the use
of a crystal and a fine wire (cat's whisker) to rectify radio waves into the audio
signal. The resulting signals could be heard in earphones. A handle allowed the
...
7
Thai Herbal Medicine: Traditional Recipes for Health and Harmony
CAT'S WHISKER Orthosiphon aristatus yaâ nùat-maew | ya nuat maeo TASTE:
Tasteless PART USED: Wholeplant Internal Application: According to traditional
texts, cat's whisker is used to eliminate urine, and it aids the excretion of uric acid.
Nephyr Jacobsen, C. Pierce Salguero, 2014
8
African Fly-fishing Handbook
WINNING FLY PATTERNS CAT AND CAT'S WHISKER TROUT, BASS Great flies
for lure fly-fishers and beginners alike. The Cat's Whisker, an English reservoir
lure fly, has been around for a few years. This is an effective stillwater fly, and ...
Bill Hansford-Steele, 2004
9
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... were conducted to the casualty ward in which she was lying. cat's whisker cat's
whiskers cat 's whisker - a wire that makes contact with a semiconductor (in old-
fashioned crystal radios): Many of these receivers used the 'cat's whisker' type of
...
10
When Radio Was the Cat's Whiskers:
know of one Boy who loved to plonk on a pair of headphones and snuggle under
his bedclothes at night, especially Saturday night, gently set the cat's whisker on
the crystal and then slide the thingummybob along the top of the coil fastened to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAT'S WHISKER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cat's whisker is used in the context of the following news items.
Trout fishing reports from Foremark, Blithfield and Carsington
Best lures are orange blob, cat's whisker, white booby and white fritz. At Carsington Water, the rod average for is 4.91 with 466 fish caught by ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
E3 2015 Game Of The Show Winner: Abzu
Trust me, Horizon: Zero Dawn was a cat's whisker away from walking out with this. But no, I've decided to go small scale. This year, I think it's ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
Angling: Tench are rife as LE Fed get summer league off to a flyer
The most successful patterns have been small black buzzers, cat's whisker, damsel nymphs and claret hoppers. *Read more of today's top ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
Young's Seafood Chef Of The Year: Talented Grimsby duo cook up …
He said: "Grimsby did amazingly well, there's a tight core between the two of them and there was only a cat's whisker between them and the ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»
ASTEROID EXCLUSIVE: NASA warns of TOWER BLOCK-sized …
In terms of the scale of the Universe as a whole, this was a relative "cat's whisker" of a flyby. Conspiracy theorists have predicted the end of the ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
Angling: Floating lines the way to go at Foremark
... red or dark olive buzzer, black and peacock spider, black pennell, pearly pheasant tail nymph, cat's whisker, orange blob and orange tadpole ... «Burton Mail, May 15»
UK's Cameron: Caught in the Syriza/Tsipras Trap
... have looked across the channel with some avarice and the departure of the UK from its cat's whisker's position would be welcomed by them. «The Globalist, May 15»
Angling: Real mix at Foremark Reservoir
... hopper, 'F' fly buzzer, diawl bach, cruncher, black pennell, bibio, dunkeld, black & green lures, cat's whisker, orange tadpole and white fritz. «Burton Mail, May 15»
Hollyoaks: Dr S'avage's shocking secret revealed in E4 episode
A Hollyoaks insider told Digital Spy: "Dr S'avage was a cat's whisker away from qualifying, but tragic events led him into the predicament of ... «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
Kyle Kendrick Is In Baseball Hell
His strikeout rate is as crappy as usual and his walk rate is a cat's whisker above his career average, but the homers are coming like the people ... «VICE, May 15»
