Electrons in action : roads to modern computers and electronics / Rudolf Huebener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huebener, R. P. (Rudolf Peter), 1931-

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Solid state physics.

Crystallography.

Physical Description:

x, 217 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Weinheim ; [Chichester] : Wiley, [2005]

Summary:

Modern comforts of our daily lives are often based on complex physical phenomena, hardly comprehensible for the layperson. Just during the last 3 decades there was a considerable amount of discoveries in science and technical progress, which is reflected by numerous Nobel prizes in physics. Without these discoveries, modern computers or highly sensitive tubes for the measurement of brain waves or for the early detection of material damage of vehicles would be unmistakable. The author presents pioneer works of researchers of chemistry, physics and material science, conveying a comprehensible and entertaining expedition through the world of solid state physics.

Notes:

Translated from the German.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3527404430

OCLC:

60832893

Publisher Number:

9783527404438