Expand Your Geek Knowledge
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Wi-Fi and the Bad Boys of Radio: Dawn of a Wireless Technology
Dr. Alex, the engineering professor who created the world’s first big Wi-Fi network, describes his personal odyssey in the world of radio. The story begins in his teenage years with a quest to understand radio’s mysteries. It continues with his use of radio to provide modern communication services to the Native people of remote Alaska and then to his work in helping to develop Wi-Fi technology.
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Finding Alaska’s Villages: And Connecting Them
Dr. Alex traveled Alaska by bush plane and snow machine, braving extreme weather and rough terrain to bring telephone and broadcast service to small villages across the big state. And in Finding Alaska’s Villages he tells the story of how he helped the state’s telecom pioneers bring about an innovation that would forever change rural Alaska.
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Geeks on a Mission: In Their Own Words
They donate their summer vacations to work in developing nations around the world, working as student consultants. Their clients receive top-notch professional assistance, and the technology students have an experience not available in any classroom. They are a new breed of young professional.
Finding Alaska’s Villages: And Connecting Them
An Audiobook with pictures
Narrated by author Dr. Alex Hills
In these brief audiobook chapters, Dr. Alex narrates some stories from his book Finding Alaska’s Villages: And Connecting Them. As you listen, you’ll also be watching photos that go with the stories.