Crystal Fire

Crystal Fire
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 0393041247
ISBN-13 : 9780393041248
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Book Synopsis Crystal Fire by : Michael Riordan

Download or read book Crystal Fire written by Michael Riordan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's hard to imagine any device more crucial to modern life than the microchip and the transistor from which it sprang. Every waking hour of every day people benefit from its use in cellular phones, computers, radios, TVs, and ATMs. This eloquent retelling of the story behind the invention of the transistor recounts how pride and jealousy coupled with scientific aspirations ignited the greatest technological explosion in history. Photos & drawings.


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