{"product_id":"statistical-communication-and-detection-digital-processing-of-radar-seismic-signals-enders-a-robinson-first-edition-u-s-issue-1967","title":"Statistical Communication and Detection: Digital Processing of Radar \u0026 Seismic Signals — Enders A. Robinson, First Edition \/ U.S. Issue (1967)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003efirst-edition 1967 U.S. issue\u003c\/strong\u003e of Enders A. Robinson’s \u003cem\u003eStatistical Communication and Detection, with Special Reference to Digital Data Processing of Radar and Seismic Signals\u003c\/em\u003e, an important early technical work in the development of digital signal processing and computational geophysics.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished at a moment when digital computers were only beginning to become practical tools for processing large quantities of scientific data, Robinson’s book applies statistical communication theory to two fields built around extracting weak information from noisy signals: \u003cstrong\u003eradar and reflection seismology\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book develops mathematical and computational techniques for detecting, filtering, predicting, and reconstructing signals, with extensive treatment of topics including \u003cstrong\u003ecorrelation, prediction, digital filtering, deconvolution, wavelets, noise, radar detection, seismic traces, spectral analysis, shaping filters, spiking filters, and the z-transform\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts historical importance is closely tied to Robinson himself. Beginning at MIT in the early 1950s, Robinson helped develop the \u003cstrong\u003eseismic convolutional model and statistical deconvolution techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e that allowed geophysicists to mathematically separate the seismic wavelet from reflections generated by underground geological layers. These methods became fundamental to digital seismic processing. In Robinson’s own historical account, his group was running deconvolution programs on MIT’s Whirlwind computer as early as 1952, years before digital processing became routine in the petroleum industry. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-1960s—the exact period in which this book appeared—commercial geophysical companies were beginning to offer digital deconvolution as a practical service. Robinson later described approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1964–1967 as the period when the technique moved from specialized in-house work into broader commercial use\u003c\/strong\u003e, making this 1967 volume essentially contemporary with that transition. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe connection between \u003cstrong\u003eradar and seismic processing\u003c\/strong\u003e is also historically revealing. Both are reflection problems: a transmitted signal interacts with a distant target or underground structure and returns carrying information obscured by noise and distortion. Robinson helped show that statistical and digital techniques developed in communications and radar could be applied to the interpretation of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis contributions were subsequently recognized with major honors, including the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ 1969 award for contributions to digital seismic processing and election to the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Academy of Engineering in 1988 for pioneering contributions to digital seismic processing\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book remains a useful artifact from the formative period of digital signal processing, when techniques now implemented instantly in software still represented cutting-edge combinations of mathematics, electronics, computing, and geophysics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enders A. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForewords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Markus Båth and Anthony F. Gangi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hafner Publishing Company, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Griffin \u0026amp; Company Ltd., London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, U.S. issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xvii + 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage hardcover in red boards. This copy has \u003cstrong\u003esubstantial spine damage\u003c\/strong\u003e, including extensive loss and separation of the spine covering, exposed underlying binding material, old tape repairs, and considerable wear at the spine ends and joints. Boards show additional rubbing and edge wear. Interior pages shown appear complete, clean, and readily legible with normal age toning. This should be sold as a reading\/reference or historical copy rather than a collectible-condition example. See photos for exact condition.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43257950371938,"sku":"ST-4943","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1627\/0819\/files\/IMG_7578_9bf52559-c0e7-4c0b-a168-63470bbe9719.jpg?v=1787786566","url":"https:\/\/www.beosadia.com\/en-mx\/products\/statistical-communication-and-detection-digital-processing-of-radar-seismic-signals-enders-a-robinson-first-edition-u-s-issue-1967","provider":"Osadia Concept Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}