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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 of
engineering. Electronics is the first book to survey the histories
of all these devices, showing how they relate to each other and to
the world we live in. This work will be accessible to those without
a technical background, but is precise enough for an engineer. The
development of electronic devices was central to many of the most
important historical events of the last 50 years, such as the
introduction of television, Cold War, the Space Race, the rise of
Asian semiconductor manufacturers, and the emergence of the
surveillance society--this book explores them all. In addition,
Electronics examines the fascinating stories of how scientists and
engineers created these devices in the first place: One
organization, the Bell Telephone Laboratories, was responsible for
either the invention or, perhaps more importantly, the
commercialization of many of the most important advances in the
field. The book explains the origins and impact of a series of
now-familiar technologies, including the Magnetron tube used to
power microwave ovens, the CRT (television and computer display),
the laser, the first integrated circuit, the microprocessor, and
memory chips. The transistor--a single invention created to solve a
specific engineering problem--was taken up bynumerous researchers
and transformed a technology--the so-called semiconductor
devices--with an astonishing breadth of applications and a nearly
ubiquitous presence. The book includes a timeline and a
bibliography for those interested in learning more about the
history of electron devices.
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"Electronics" provides a welcome, comprehensive history of one
of the late twentieth century's greatest technologies: electronic
devices. Some of them, the laser and the microchip for example,
have become household words. Yet their origins and operation are
largely unknown to the general public, remaining mysterious outside
the field of engineering. Their advent brought about many of the
most important historical developments in recent memory--the rise
of television, the Cold War, the Space Race, the growth of Asian
semiconductor manufacturers, and the emergence of the surveillance
society.
"Electronics" also relates the fascinating stories of how
scientists and engineers created and commercialized such devices as
the transistor, the Magnetron tube used to power microwave ovens,
the CRT (cathode ray tube), the laser, the first integrated
circuit, the microprocessor, and memory chips.
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Sour Grapes (Paperback)
Bob Joseph; Illustrated by Gabriel Sanz
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