Out of the crystal maze : chapters from the history of solid state physics / edited by Lillian Hoddeson [and others].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The roots of solid-state physics before quantum mechanics / Michael Eckert [and others] -- The development of the quantum mechanical electron theory of metals, 1926-1933 / Lillian Hoddeson, Gordon Baym, and Michael Eckert -- The development of the band theory of solids, 1933-1960 / Paul Hoch (with contributions from Krzysztof Szymborski) -- Point defects and ionic crystals : color centers as the key to imperfections / Jürgen Teichmann and Krzysztof Szymborski -- Mechanical properties of solids / Ernest Braun -- Magnetism and magnetic materials / Stephen T. Keith and Pierre Quédec -- Selected topics from the history of semiconductor physics and its applications / Ernest Braun -- Collective phenomena / Lillian Hoddeson [and others] -- The solid community / Spencer R. Weart.
Focuses on the field of solid-state physics - also referred to as condensed matter physics - which grew to maturity between 1920 and 1960. The history of some exciting developments is told here in an easy-to-follow text, accessible to general readers, while maintaining standards of high scholarship.
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English.