Revolution in Miniature: The History and Impact of Semiconductor Electronics

by Ernest Braun, Stuart Macdonald

Semiconductor electronics is the major technology of our age. Its achievement and potential are vast, its application and influence ubiquitous, its social and economic consequences uncertain. Semiconductor electronics has become the vehicle for nearly all technological change and, consequently, the subject of much discussion. This revised and up dated edition is offered as a basic contribution to that vital discussion by authors who have long studied the process of technological change and who are familiar with the peculiarities of the semiconductor industry. Although it dealt with a highly technical subject, the first edition proved readily intelligible to a wide audience. The second edition is designed for that same group - those who seek an understanding of the processes at the heart of technological change.

Genres: Science

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Matej R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the book based on the recommendation in The Idea Factory. The first half of the book provides a good and concise overview of the technical development in the electronics industry up until the time when the book was published. The second half of the books deals with the electronics market at the time of publishing which is way less relevant now.

[Ismail Alhajj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elegant, elogunet, and deep work I enjoyed it to the extreme <3