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BL
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658728
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| Main Entry
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Cressler, John D
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| Title & Author
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Silicon Earth : : introduction to the microelectronics and nanotechnology revolution /\ John D. Cressler
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2009
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| Page. NO
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xvi, 491 p., [16] p. of plates :: ill. (some col.) ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780521879392 (hardback)
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: 0521879396 (hardback)
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: 9780521705059 (pbk.)
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: 0521705053 (pbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The communications revolution -- A matter of scale -- Widget deconstruction #1 : cell phone -- Innumerable biographies : a brief history of the field -- Semiconductors : lite! -- Widget deconstruction #2 : USB flash drive -- Bricks and mortar : micro/nanoelectronics fabrication -- Transistors : lite! -- Microtools and toys : MEMS, NEMS, and BioMEMS -- Widget deconstruction #3 : GPS -- Let there be light : the bright world of photonics -- The nanoworld : fact and fiction -- The gathering storm : societal transformations and some food for thought
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Microelectronics, Popular works
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Nanotechnology, Popular works
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Telecommunication, Popular works
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects, Popular works
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| Dewey Classification
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621.381
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| LC Classification
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TK7874.C746 2009
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