Presented by the DeVry Institute, “The Language of Electronics” (early 1960s) is a career guidance film that attempts to attract young people to study technology fields at DeVry. This educational film attempts to explain the concept of communications and illustrate how modern and future communications are dependent on electronics, including lasers, radar and tracking systems and computers. (Note: DeVry Technical Institute was originally founded in 1931 as the De Forest Training School of Chicago, Illinois. It gained accreditation to confer associate degrees in electronics in 1957.)

00:00 The evolution of communication from early pictures and symbols to alphabets, words, and languages. 0:57 The development of specialized languages for specific purposes, such as chemistry and mathematics. 1:22 A new kind of language is introduced: the language of electronics, used for communication between machines and humans. 1:28 The film describes the vocabulary of electronics, including terms like detecting, amplifying, recording, measuring, tracing, and computing. 1:45 Electronic devices are the “speech organs” of this new language. 1:58 The role of electronics in defense is showcased, including electronic sentinels, nuclear submarines, strategic air command, and various missile systems. 2:45 Human voices from astronauts and signals from satellites and space probes, transmitted via electronic beams. 3:01 The growth of the electronics industry 3:11 The industry’s significant capacity, with two-thirds of its output serving government needs and the rest catering to industrial and consumer demands 3:27 Electronics in communication, entertainment, air traffic control, maritime radio, and navigation, X-ray equipment, automatic controls for industry, and even kitchen appliances. 4:14 The rapid pace of innovation 4:28 Raytheon is introduced as an example to showcase the industry’s advancements. 4:44 The film recounts Raytheon’s role in developing the electron tube, which made home radios more convenient. 4:53 A “technological explosion”. 5:01 The diverse applications of electron tubes 5:17 The essential functions of electron tubes, sometimes as small as a dime, in critical systems like missiles 5:33 Development of new electronic components, such as klystrons, amplitrons, transistors, and integrated circuits, is discussed. 5:46 The delicate and precise assembly processes required for these components, often under surgical-like conditions with super-clean air, are described. 6:23 Silent and invisible work of these components becomes perceptible in the devices and systems they power. 6:33 The use of radar in air traffic control 6:56 The crucial role of radar in air traffic safety 7:17 The application of radar in weather forecasting, providing detailed information on distant hurricanes and tornadoes, enabling timely warnings. 7:51 The use of electronic depth sounders on ships to create ocean floor profiles. 8:09 The message conveyed by electronic displays, such as the presence of other ships, particularly in foggy conditions, is explained.

8:28 The versatility of microwave technology in carrying voice, music, television, teletypewriter signals, facsimile images, and data for computers 8:56 The role of transistors, resistors, diodes, and capacitors in computers for solving complex problems 9:17 The use of electronic systems in missile technology is illustrated, showing how pens record flight data and radar scopes track missile positions. 10:05 Raytheon’s Hawk ground-to-air missile system 10:16 The system’s mobile radar unit 10:39 Rapid development of electronic devices 10:58 The continuous experimentation in information gathering and communications within the field of electronics 11:16 Research in plasma physics, and new energy forms 11:34 The advancements in microelectronics 12:01 Unique properties of laser light 12:15 The potential of lasers to carry vast amounts of signals over long distances, even to the moon 12:40 Raytheon’s advanced development center for laser technology 13:14 Electronics is a dynamic and promising field, the language of the future. 13:49 The rewarding opportunities in electronics. 14:04 The film emphasizes the role of technical institutes in preparing young people for careers in electronics. 14:27 The high demand for technical institute graduates in electronics, with companies recruiting them for well-paying and promising positions i.

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