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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

Alírio Soares Boaventura  and
Nuno Borges Carvalho
Alírio Soares Boaventura
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Nuno Borges Carvalho
Affiliation:
University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Summary

Chapter 1 walks the reader through the fascinating history and evolution of RFID technology from the early days of radio transmissions in the nineteenth century to today’s internet of things.

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Radio Frequency Identification Engineering
How to Engineer an RFID Reader
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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