Electronics: The Life Story of a Technology

by David L. Morton Jr. and Joseph Gabriel Ph.D.

Book Overview

Electronics is the first book of its kind--a comprehensive account of the history of one of the late 20th century's greatest technologies--the field of electron devices. Some of these devices, the laser and the microchip for example, have become household words, but their origins and operation are largely unknown to the general public. Other devices that form the heart of important electronic systems are virtually unknown outside the field...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313332479
• ISBN13: 9780313332470
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"