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090 $aTK5102.2$b.O77 2009
100 1 $aOrton, J. W.$q(John Wilfred)
245 10 $aSemiconductors and the information revolution :$bmagic crystals that made IT happen /$cJohn Orton.
260 $aAmsterdam ;$aBurlington, MA :$bAcademic Press,$c2009.
300 $a1 online resource (ix, 339 p.) :$bill.
588 $aDescription based on print version record.
505 0 $aWhat exactly is a semiconductor: and what can it do? -- The first hundred years: from Faraday to yesterday -- Birth of the transistor: point contacts and P-N junctions -- Micro and macro: the integrated circuit and power electronics -- Laser beams and microwaves: gallium arsenide and indium phosphide -- Quantum theory and quantum practice: the nanostructure revolution -- Light-emitting diodes: white light for green consumers -- Information highways and the fibre revolution -- Seeing in the dark: image tubes and thermal viewers -- Large area electronics: flat screen TV and solar electricity.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-306) and index.
650 0 $aSemiconductors$xHistory.
650 0 $aElectronic apparatus and appliances$xHistory.
650 0 $aInformation technology$xHistory.
988 $a20120623
906 $0OCLC