Conquering the Electron The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age

Name: Conquering the Electron The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age
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ISBN: 9781442231542

ISBN-10: 1442231548

ISBN-13: 9781442231542

Edition: 2014

Authors: Derek Cheung, Eric Brach

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Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad. This book shows the interconnection of each advance to the next on the long journey to our modern-day technologies. Exploring the combination of genius, infighting, and luck that powered the creation of today's electronic age, Conquering the Electron debunks the hero worship so often plaguing the stories of great advances. Want to know how AT&T's Bell Labs developed semiconductor technology--and how its leading scientists almost came to blows in the process? Want to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long
Language: English