Modern Theory of Solids

Science & Math

Seitz, Frederick

Physics

McGraw=Hill

Pays homage to the scientific roots of modern electronics, including the chemistry of Lavoisier, wireless telegraphy, vacuum tubes, radar technology, microcontrollers, and the 1978 Microsoft team

Electronic Genie: THE TANGLED HISTORY OF SILICON

Einspruch, Norman

History & Philosophy

University of Illinois Press

In these essays, Professor Seitz, President Emeritus of Rockefeller University, and one of the developers of modern semiconductor physics, investigates the role of science in modern society, its origins, and its development.

The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs

Springer Verlag, c.1992

In these essays, Professor Seitz, President Emeritus of Rockefeller University, and one of the developers of modern semiconductor physics, investigates the role of science in modern society, its origins, and its development.

Evolution

Springer

Widely considered a classic, the book includes coverage of such topics as the classical theory of ionic crystals, the specific heats of simple solids, the free-electron theory of metals and semiconductors, quantum mechanical foundation, approximate treatment of the many-body problem, molecular binding, the band approximation, appoximational methods, cohesive energy, the work function and the surface barrier, excited electron states of solids, electronic structure of the five solid types, dynamics of nuclear motion and the theory of conductivity.

The Modern Theory of Solids

Dover Pubns

A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005

This work relates selected events in the history of the National Academy focusing on the terms of the various presidents from the first, Alexander D. Bache, the great grandson of Benjamin Franklin, to the most recent, Ralph Cicerone. In its early days, the Academy was fostered by the Smithsonian Institution to support the cultivation of science in the United States. In its current state, the Academy can be regarded as an almost independent organization representative of the basic and applied science, including engineering and medicine. Special attention is given to roles played by the Academy and Academy members in three great wars, as well as side developments made possible through wartime ventures and advances in technology.

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This work relates selected events in the history of the National Academy focusing on the terms of the various presidents from the first, Alexander D. Bache, the great grandson of Benjamin Franklin, to the most recent, Ralph Cicerone. In its early days, the Academy was fostered by the Smithsonian Institution to support the cultivation of science in the United States. In its current state, the Academy can be regarded as an almost independent organization representative of the basic and applied science, including engineering and medicine. Special attention is given to roles played by the Academy and Academy members in three great wars, as well as side developments made possible through wartime ventures and advances in technology.

University Press of America

"This historic book . . . presents Riehl's absorbing account of his key role in the production of pure uranium for . . . the Soviet nuclear bomb program [and], written by uniquely qualified Frederick Seitz, an extraordinary and perceptive introduction."--Glenn Seaborg, Nobel laureate in Chemistry "A fascinating story admirably told. . . . I was intrigued by Riehl's ability to survive those difficult times, by his accounts of Russian science, and by his insight into the Russian people of all levels."--Bruce Merrifield, Nobel laureate in Chemistry "The book has solid value as source material, for Riehl was an eyewitness to important affairs and social circumstances that are otherwise poorly documented."--Spencer Weart, AIP Center for the History of Physics

Stalin's Captive: Nikolaus Riehl and the Soviet Race for the Bomb (History of Modern Chemical Sciences)

Biographies & Memoirs

Riehl, Nikolaus

Professionals & Academics

Chemical Heritage Foundation

Provides scientific analyses which examine changes in the atmosphere over the past 100 years and offers insight on what to expect for the next 100 years

Scientific Perspectives on the Greenhouse Problem

JASTROW, Robert

Nierenberg, William

Earth Sciences

Jameson Books

Market: General physics community, especially those in condensed matter and crystallography, as well as historians of science. This revealing autobiography by a prominent physicist and distinguished member of the physics community spans the past 60 years. From the people he knew to the events he witnessed, Frederick Seitz's engrossing book covers key developments in physics since the 1930s and includes many anecdotes and never before published photographs.

On the Frontier

American Institute of Physics

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Modern Theory of Solids

Electronic Genie: THE TANGLED HISTORY OF SILICON

The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs

The Science Matrix: The Journey, Travails, Triumphs

The Modern Theory of Solids

A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005

A Selection of Highlights from the History of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-2005

Stalin's Captive: Nikolaus Riehl and the Soviet Race for the Bomb (History of Modern Chemical Sciences)

Scientific Perspectives on the Greenhouse Problem

On the Frontier