The Story Of Semiconductors

Informationen zum Autor Professor John W. Orton, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Nottingham. Klappentext The book provides an overview of the fascinating spectrum of semiconductor physics! devices and applications! presented from a historical perspective. It covers the development of the subject from its inception in the early nineteenth century to the recent millennium. Written in a lively! informal style! it emphasizes the interaction between pure scientific push and commercial pull! on the one hand! and between basic physics! materials! and devices! on the other. It also sets the various device developments in the context of systems requirements and explains how such developments met wide-ranging consumer demands. It is written so as to appeal to students at all levels in physics! electrical engineering! and materials science! to teachers! lecturers! and professionals working in the field! as well as to a non-specialist scientific readership. Zusammenfassung This book is unique in describing the historical development of semiconductor devices and their applications to human needs. It describes these developments in human terms and can be enjoyed by students of physics, electrical engineering, and materials science as well as by a wide range of scientists from other disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: John Orton, John W. Orton, John W. (Department of Physics Orton, John Wilfred Orton, Orton John W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2004
• EAN: 9780198530831
• ISBN: 978-0-19-853083-1
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 255 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Electrical Engineering, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Applied physics