From the author of Hiding the Elephant and The Glorious Deception comes a collection of five essays that shows how the great stage illusions were integrally products of their time, based on the traditions and fashions of the people, and the offspring of the incredible, inventive personalities who brought them to the stage....

As wireless networks become a predominant telecommunication technology, the need for greater communication protocol performance arises. Performance evaluation of communication software must be conducted in each phase of the protocol development process....