Out of the Crystal Maze: Chapters from the History of Solid State Physics
- ISBN-10
- 019505329X
- ISBN-13
- 9780195053296
- Category
- Solid state physics
- Pages
- 722
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Lillian Hoddeson
Description
Focuses on the field of solid-state physics - also referred to as condensed matter physics - which grew to maturity between 1920 and 1960. The history of some exciting developments is told here in an easy-to-follow text, accessible to general readers, while maintaining standards of high scholarship.
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