Silicon Earth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521705059)

We are in the swirling center of the most life-changing technological revolution the Earth has ever known. In only 60 years, an eye-blink of human history, a single technological invention has launched the proverbial thousand ships, producing the most sweeping and pervasive set of changes ever to wash over humankind; changes that are reshaping the very core of human existence, on a global scale, at a relentlessly accelerating pace. And we are just at the very beginning. Silicon Earth introduces readers with little or no background to the many marvels of microelectronics and nanotechnology, using easy, non-intimidating language, with an intuitive approach using minimal math. The general scientific and engineering underpinnings of microelectronics and nanotechnology are addressed, as well as how this new technological revolution is transforming a broad array of interdisciplinary fields, and civilization as a whole. Special "widget deconstruction" chapters address the inner workings of ubiquitous micro/nano-enabled pieces of technology such as cell phones, flash drives, GPS, DVDs, and digital cameras.

Author: John D. Cressler
ISBN-10: 0521705053
ISBN-13: 9780521705059
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/17/2009
Pages: 508
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2010
Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 162