GURPS High-Tech - Electricity and Electronics

Contents
Introduction
	About GURPS
	About the Author
1. Basic Science
	The Progress of Science
		The Discovery of Electricity
		Electromagnetism
		From Science to Technology
		The Invention of Electronics
		Who Invented Vacuum Tubes?
	Technologies
		Energy and Information
		Storage and Flow
		Wired and Wireless
		Near and Far Fields
		Miniaturization
		Analog and Digital
	Skills
	Understanding the Devices
		TL (Tech Level), Dates
		Breakable!
		Cost
		Weight
		Power
		HP, HT, DR
		Combined Devices
		Electrical Hazards
2. Laboratories and Workshops
	Experimental Apparatus
		Spark Gaps
		Detection and Measurement
		Static Electricity
		Tesla Coils
	Scientific and Medical Electronics
		Bioelectrical Signals
		Transducers and Meters
		Transmission and Recording
		Analog Computers
		Medical and Surgical Tools
	Construction and Repair
		Hand Tools
		Tool Kits
		Safety Equipment
		Heathkits
3. Power and Machinery
	Electrical Energy
		Generation
		Storage
		Transmission
		The Battle of the Currents
	Electrical Equipment
		Heat and Light
		Light Levels
		Electrochemical Processes
		Magnets
		Motors
		MEMS
	Electrical Control
		Switching
		Variable Power
		Remote Control
		Safety Devices
		Automatic Control and Robotics
4. Signals and Waves
	Modes of Transmission
		Wired
		Wireless
		Who Invented Radio?
		Bandwidth
		Tuning In
		Optical
		Communications Satellites
	Audio
		Audio Transducers
		Audio Generation
		Audio Amplification
		Audio Transmission and Reception
		Audio Recording
	Video
		Scanners and Printers
		Cameras and Displays
		Video Transmission and Reception
		Video Recording
	Active Rangefinding
		Sonar
		Radar
		Lidar
5. Computation
	Computers
		Processing Power
		From High-Tech to Ultra-Tech
		Programs and Languages
	Special-Purpose Devices
	Digital Interfaces
		Physical Controls
		Touch Screens
		Voice-Controlled Systems
		Virtual Reality
		Brain-Computer Interfaces
	Networks
		Local Networks
		Long-Range Networks
		Digitally Encoded Voice and Video
6. Electronic Warfare
	Security and Espionage
		Electric Fences
		Locks and Lockpicks
		Screening
		Alarms
		Bugs and Taps
	The Electronic Battlefield
		Surveillance and Countersurveillance
		Communications and Encryption
		Triangulation
		Fuzes and Guidance
	Electronic Weapons
		Electric Stunners
		Jammers
		Psychotronics
		EMP
		Directed Energy Weapons
		Weapons Tables
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