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020 _a9781439803110 (alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn262430625
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050 0 0 _aQC23.2
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100 1 _aRaymer, Michael G.
245 1 4 _aThe silicon web :
_bphysics for the Internet age /
_cMichael G. Raymer.
260 _aNew York :
_bTaylor & Francis,
_cc2009.
300 _axxv, 571 p. :
_bill., music ;
_c29 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aSolid state physics.
650 0 _aElectromagnetism.
650 0 _aMathematical physics.
650 0 _aTelecommunication
_xEquipment and supplies.
650 0 _aInformation technology
_xEquipment and supplies.
650 0 _aInternet.
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