The book provides an overview of the fascinating spectrum of semiconductor physics, devices and applications, presented from a historical perspective. It covers the development of the subject from its inception in the early nineteenth century to the recent millennium. Written in a lively, informal style, it emphasizes the interaction between pure scientific push and commercial pull, on the one hand, and between basic physics, materials, and devices, on the other. It also sets the various device developments in the context of systems requirements and explains how such developments met wide-ranging consumer demands. It is written so as to appeal to students at all levels in physics, electrical engineering, and materials science, to teachers, lecturers, and professionals working in the field, as well as to a non-specialist scientific readership.
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"Orton, a semiconductor researcher who retired from the University of Nottingham, names names, gives dates, provides pictures, and recountes interesting anecdotal stories. He does so in a witty, informal, and eminently readable fashion." -- Science
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Professor John W. Orton, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Nottingham.
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Many good "history of science" books have limited insight into the subject matter because the author has not worked actively in that field. In contrast, Orton has worked on semiconductor R&D for many years, and has written many technical papers and technical monographs (two books I am aware of with P. Blood on semiconductor characterization). I am not an expert on the history of semiconductors, but I work in the field and I believe Orton has written a good history of the semiconductors that those who work in the field should find interesting. I would compare it with E.T. Bell's "Men of Mathematics" in terms of insight into the technical areas, although Bell's book has many more interesting accounts of the personal lives of the mathematicians. Bell's book is also very readable for the non-mathematician, whereas Orton's book may be a little too complex in most spots for a non-scientist/engineer. Orton's book is great at giving simplified accounts of a great many complex semiconductor physics and device topics. You will not be able to design a quantum cascade laser after reading his book, but you will in a few minutes get some qualitative (and for many topics even semi-quantitative) idea of what it's all about.
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