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Electronics : The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)
Electronics The Life Story of a Technology - Greenwood Technographies Author:David L. Morton, Joseph Gabriel 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 dev... more »ices 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.« less