The silicon web : physics for the Internet age /

The silicon web : physics for the Internet age /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Raymer, Michael G.
Imprint:	New York : Taylor & Francis, c2009.
Description:	xxv, 571 p. : ill., music ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Physics. Solid state physics. Electromagnetism. Mathematical physics. Telecommunication -- Equipment and supplies. Information technology -- Equipment and supplies. Internet. Electromagnetism. Information technology -- Equipment and supplies. Internet. Mathematical physics. Physics. Solid state physics. Telecommunication -- Equipment and supplies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7995564

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ISBN:	9781439803110 (alk. paper) 1439803110 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

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.