The Mathematical Radio
Inside the Magic of AM, FM, and Single-Sideband
$54.61
- Paperback
376 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2025
Summary
The modern radio is a wonder, and behind that magic is mathematics. In The Mathematical Radio, Paul Nahin explains how radios work, deploying mathematics and historical discussion, accompanied by a steady stream of intriguing puzzles for math buffs to ponder. Beginning with oscillators and circuits, then moving on to AM, FM, and single-sideband radio, Nahin focuses on the elegant mathematics underlying radio technology rather than the engineering. He explores and explains more than a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691235332 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691235333 |
| Author: | Paul J. Nahin, Andrew Simoson |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 326g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Mr. Nahin’s fascinating historical guide to the science of how words are transformed into electricity and back again contains a lot of [mathematics]. Luckily, Mr. Nahin … is also a warm and infectiously enthusiastic guide in prose.”—Steven Poole, Wall Street Journal
”[The book’s] challenges are worthwhile.”—N. W. Schillow, Choice
Paul J. Nahin
Paul J. Nahin is emeritus professor of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of many popular math books, including most recently In Pursuit of Zeta-3: The World’s Most Mysterious Unsolved Math Problem; Hot Molecules, Cold Electrons: From the Mathematics of Heat to the Development of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable; and How to Fall Slower Than Gravity: And Other Everyday (and Not So Everyday) Uses of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning (all Princeton).
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