TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raymer,Michael G.
TI  - The silicon web: physics for the Internet age 
SN  - 9781439803110 (alk. paper)
AV  - QC23.2 .R36 2009
U1  - 530.4/1 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Physics
KW  - Solid state physics
KW  - Electromagnetism
KW  - Mathematical physics
KW  - Telecommunication
KW  - Equipment and supplies
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Internet
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Physics and its relation to computer and Internet technologies -- Mathematics : the language of science and technology -- Mechanics : energy enables information technology -- Matter and heat : colling computers is required by the physics of computation -- Electricity and magnetism : the workhorses of information technology -- Digital electronics and computer logic -- Waves : sound, radio, and light -- Analog and digital communication -- Quantum physics of atoms and materials -- Semiconductor physics : transistors and circuits -- Digital memory and computers -- Photons : light detectors and light-emitting diodes -- Light and optical fibers for the Internet -- Light amplification and lasers -- Fiber-optics communication -- Communication networks and the Internet
ER  -