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John Bardeen was an unassuming man, a humble, soft-spoken Midwesterner whose life was filled with simple pastimes like a Sunday picnic with the family or a good game of golf. He was also a giant of modern physics, an extraordinary hero of twentieth century science. His seminal work earned him the distinction of being the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in physics -- both awarded for discoveries that were breathtaking in scope and responsible for advancing the course of human history.

Bardeen ranks among the most imaginative and inspired scientists of our time. But his genius was quiet and unobtrusive, hidden behind the façade of an average man, which perhaps why we know so little about him. As exuberantly talented as Albert Einstein, Bardeen had no desire to mug for the cameras or prove himself eccentric. Easily equal to the intellect of Richard Feynman, Bardeen was simply not irreverent and offbeat. As eccentricity and outsize personalities have come to symbolize the true nature of genius and creativity, Bardeen remains cloaked in obscurity.

Without Bardeen's first Nobel Prize-winning discovery -- the transistor -- the electronics revolution, which brought us desktop computers, supercomputers, and microelectronics, would still be the stuff of science fiction. His second great breakthrough -- the prevailing theory of electrical superconductivity which for years had stumped Einstein, Feynman, and many others -- promises to revolutionize twenty-first century technology with super-fast "mag-lev trains," supercolliding atom smashers, and other fantastic technological wonders.

Yet despite these achievements, this astonishing, though decidedly modest, Midwesterner was often overlooked by both the media as well as the public, simply because he differed radically from the popular stereotype of genius. Through an exploration of his science as well as his life, a fresh and thoroughly engaging portrait of genius and the nature of creativity emerges. This fascinating biography provides a whole new perspective on what it truly means to be a genius. ... Read more

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Overall, a Fine Portrait
I should really write two reviews. One with a rating of four stars, and one with five. Then the average will be 4.5, which I feel is the right rating. I have only two complaints. First, the discussion of minority carrier injection was not clear to me. I went back to the April 1992 issue of "Physics Today." There, the discussion is done just right,the importance of holes is clear. Second, the issue of "genius" and it's identification and cultivation in chapter 17 did not appeal to me. In my opinion, if we were to conclude with a jumping off point from Bardeen's life, it would be to address the question "why is he so unknown today?" That would have been a good epilogue. It's a good question. In W. H. Cropper's book "Great Physicists: etc." Bardeen is not mentioned. A real shame. Bardeen easily ranks with the physicists in that book.

But there really is so much to enjoy in this book. Although born in Wisconsin, and not Minnesota, Bardeen would have been so comfortable in Garrison Keillor's world. Bardeen seems straight out of Lake Wobegone and names like Clarence Bunsen and Florian Krebsbach kept coming to mind. Here was a loyal, moral, dedicated man, focused on his life and work, but needing few words to talk about it. Together with Brattain and Schockley (sort of), Bardeen invents the transistor, comes home to his wife, who is cooking dinner, and says to her, "we discovered something today." Wife Jane says, "that's great." After unraveling one of the greatest puzzles in all of physics, Bardeen says to Charles Slichter, "well, I think we've figured out superconductivity." Wonderful, News from Lake Wobegone stuff. (Hoddeson and Daitch's discussion of superconductivity is quite good, by the way.)

But that's the fun part. In the physics world, there are so few Bardeens. Not just in terms of intellect, but also in terms of generosity, humility, broad and inclusive vision, and overall respect and like for colleagues. I particularly liked the relationship between Bardeen and Brattain. Some physicists can only work alone, but for those who prefer collaboration, finding a partner like Brattain makes every workday fun and exciting.

Chapter 15 on Bardeen's work with charge density waves was also interesting, if dark. This chapter is an important lesson to those who believe science is the absolute collection of truths and facts. In reality, science is filled with that we do not understand and, as a result, consists of differing opinions and views, just like any other field. It was disheartening, but realistic, I feel, to read that disagreement can also include hurtful disrespect from colleagues/competitors, but Bardeen always maintained the highest levels of professionalism.

It was also disheartening to read in the acknowledgements that Betsy Bardeen Greytak had passed away. ...P>Other than physicsits, I'm not sure what audience will appreciate this book. But it will be interesting for all those, like myself, who have read, enjoyed, and mostly understood the "popular" Richard Feynman books and biographies.

The truth about genius
John Bardeen was one of the most important and prolific physicists of the twentieth century, on par with the likes of Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman, but the general public hardly knows his name. In this eloquent and entertaining biography, Lillian Hoddeson and Vicki Daitch capture the true essence of this quiet, gentle genius. They bring forth aspects of the warm, genuiune man behind the science that gave humanity the transistor and solved the almost intractable problem of superconductivity. Bardeen was a giant of 20th century science, and "True Genius" is the definitive story of his life.

Diamond of many facets
I read the brief "Publishers Weekly" review for True Genius, as well as the more cryptic but more positive comments of others. From the very first sentence I knew that the "Publishers Weekly" review would be superficial, and maybe even wrong, which then is of what help to a reader and potential book customer? Living in the U.S. democracy, how can we not be curious and not read about the Founders? Similarly, how can we be immersed in all the new electronics (computers, cell phones, DVD and CD machines, MRI's, digital machinery---in fact, Si here, Si there, Si everywhere) and not be curious about how all this happened, what sort of ingenious mind, or minds, might be at the beginning of it all? Imagine the calamity on the planet if the transistor vanished for a day. Does that help in understanding the scale of a Bardeen, of "True Genius"! I knew John Bardeen for 40 years (as my teacher, friend, colleague) and still I learned something further from Hoddeson and Daitch and the material they unearthed for "True Genius", a fascinating biography (a different kind of story). Hoddeson and Daitch do not disappoint in their biography of Bardeen and in elucidating over many chapters his kind of genius, which "Publishers Weekly" doesn't seem to appreciate. Genius is a diamond of many facets, and Hoddeson and Daitch reveal a Bardeen facet. It isn't the last chapter of "True Genius" that matters. It's the whole book, all the chapters, that reveal an American hero---if you will, a genius.

Nick Holonyak, Jr.
John Bardeen Chair Professor of
Electrical and Computer
Engineering and Physics, and
Center for Advanced Study
Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL ... Read more

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"Whether communications, radar, transportation, or defense drives your interest in solid-state devices at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies, this ready reference book provides you with a useful review of quasi-optical power combining and active integrated antennas. Brought to you in one convenient volume are key reprinted papers from leading experts in microwave technology. Their valuable perspectives range from the most current advances to historical developments. Included as a special feature is an invited paper, never-before-published, which presents an overview of quasi-optical power combining by noted authority J.W. Mink and colleagues. You will discover other helpful highlighted topics such as:

• Transmitting and receiving active antennas
• Spatial power combining oscillators
• Spatial combining amplifiers
• Beam control
• Active integrated antennas and quasi-optical systems
• Analysis and CAD
• Emerging technologies-two dimensional quasi-optics"

Sponsored by:
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. ... Read more

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Good
Special topic for antenna application

Good
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Austin Richards takes readers on a visual tour of the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the range of human sight, using imaging technology as the means to 'see' invisible light. Dozens of colorful images and clear, concise descriptions make this an intriguing, accessible technical book. Richards explains the light spectrum, including visible light, and describes the advanced imaging technologies that enable humans to synthesize our own version of 'alien' vision at different wavelengths, with applications ranging from fire fighting and law enforcement to botany and medicine. ... Read more

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Alien Vision What a book!! Austin Richards has done it.
The real life effects of Thermal Images and Electromagnetic Spectrum Imaging by Dr. Richards is the best-kept secret. The amount color images and the current technology are incredible.

This is one you will not be able to put down. ... Read more

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Electromagnetics is one of the fundamental disciplines of electronic engineering. The author explains the development of field theory in relation to common electrical circuits and components, as opposed to just circuit theory, thus giving the reader a broader perspective of electrical circuits.

Essentially in two parts, this book will help students to gain an appreciation of the physical effects of electrical and magnetic fields. The first part covers the basic theory of electrostatics, electromagnetism and electroconductive fields and applies the theory to different transmission lines. It culminates in a comparison of the basic relationships that lie behind all the field systems covered. The second part covers the physical effects of dielectrics and ferrous materials on capacitors and coils. It is truly introductory with very little prior knowledge assumed. The mathematical techniques required to manipulate the theory are introduced from basics and there are numerous worked examples and problems. Self-assessment questions are given at the end of each chapter to allow the student to check their understanding of material before moving onto further chapters. This is an accessible and self-contained introduction to a topic that all physical scientists and engineers must get to grips with before developing their knowledge further. ... Read more

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The vacuum arc is a high current, low voltage electrical discharge between two electrodes situated in a vacuum ambient. The vacuum arc is distinguished from other electrical discharges in that the discharge itself creates the plasma medium which conducts its electrical current. Explaining how this self-organization wonder comes about, and how this phenomena can be used for practical applications are objectives of this book.

Vacuum Arc Science and Technology is a comprehensive text describing the basic physics and technological applications of vacuum arcs. These high current electrical discharges create their own conducting medium by vaporizing and ionizing material from the arc electrodes, to form an energetic, highly ionized, metal vapor plasma.

Part I describes basic physics of the vacuum arc, beginning with a brief tutorial review of plasma and electrical discharge physics, then describes the arc ignition process, cathode and anode spots which serve as the locus for plasma generation, and resultant inter-electrode plasma.

Part II describes the applications of the vacuum arc for depositing thin films and coatings, refining metals, switching high power, and as sources of intense electron, ion, plasma, and x-ray beams.

This text represents the first major update on both the physics of the cathodic arc and the technology and applications of arc devices. The previous major text by Lafferty, Vacuum Arcs, Theory and Application, was published 14 years ago and arc science and technology has since made considerable headway. The book covers the known facts of the cathodic arc and contributions by experts in the field discuss some of the theoretical models presently available.

The processes of thin film growth are covered and discussed in the context of the attractive features of low energy ion fluxes emanating from the cathodic spot. The technological problems of filtering undesirable micro-droplets from the arc plasma are discussed in relation to evaporation source design. Also discussed for the first time are some of the unique developments in arc technology that have taken place in the previous Soviet Union. Emphasis has also been placed on the properties of thin films deposited by arc evaporation, applications for such coatings and emerging opportunities for arc technology.

This book will be of great value to research workers in the field, the student requiring back- ground information on this emerging technology, the industrial worker presently using arc evaporation and/or complementary deposition techniques or considering its use. The book represents the state of the art of arc science and technology as presented by leading expert scientists working in theoretical and experimental areas.

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Review of Handbook of Vacuum Arc Science
This book should remain the seminal work on the subject of vacuum (and low-pressure gaseous) cathodic and anodic arcs for some time to come.One major plus is the significant number of Russian contributors.The Russians have made many contributions to this field but their work is seldom recognized.It is to the editors credit that they overcame the problems associated with incorporating their work in this book.The book has a chapter on the deposition of coatings, primarily reactive deposition of hard coatings, using arc sources.I think that one thing that is missing from the treatment is the effect of the arc on plasma chemistry.Arcs are very efficient in "activating" reactive gases and decomposing chemical vapor precursors which is important in reactive deposition processes.The cathodic arc also has the advantage in coating deposition that it moves over the whole target surface and thus prevents "poisoning" of some areas on the target surface which can be a problem in magnetron reactive sputter deposition.

Review of Handbook of Vacuum Arc Science
This book should remain the seminal work on the subject of vacuum (and low-pressure gaseous) cathodic and anodic arcs for some time to come.One major plus is the significant number of Russian contributors.The Russians have made many contributions to this field but their work is seldom recognized.It is to the editors credit that they overcame the problems associated with incorporating their work in this book.The book has a chapter on the deposition of coatings, primarily reactive deposition of hard coatings, using arc sources.I think that one thing that is missing from the treatment is the effect of the arc on plasma chemistry.Arcs are very efficient in "activating" reactive gases and decomposing chemical vapor precursors which is important in reactive deposition processes.The cathodic arc also has the advantage in coating deposition that it moves over the whole target surface and thus prevents "poisoning" of some areas on the target surface which can be a problem in magnetron reactive sputter deposition. ... Read more

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Co-published with Oxford University Press. A handy reference for engineers and physicists, this IEEE reprinting of the classic text provides a deep, fundamental understanding of electromagnetics. Providing a pertinent historical overview for each chapter, it shows how special relativity is used to develop a complete electromagnetic theory from Coulomb's Law, with the need relativity theory developed in an early chapter. ELECTROMAGNETICS also contains many applications for the chapters covering electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, while the final three chapters of the book extend the electromagnetic theory to dielectric magnetic and conducting materials.

Sponsored by:
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society ... Read more

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Authoritative coverage of a revolutionary technique for overcoming problems in electromagnetic design Genetic algorithms are stochastic search procedures modeled on the Darwinian concepts of natural selection and evolution. The machinery of genetic algorithms utilizes an optimization methodology that allows a global search of the cost surface via statistical random processes dictated by the Darwinian evolutionary concept. These easily programmed and readily implemented procedures robustly locate extrema of highly multimodal functions and therefore are particularly well suited to finding solutions to a broad range of electromagnetic optimization problems. Electromagnetic Optimization by Genetic Algorithms is the first book devoted exclusively to the application of genetic algorithms to electromagnetic device design. Compiled by two highly competent and well-respected members of the electromagnetics community, this book describes numerous applications of genetic algorithms to the design and optimization of various low- and high-frequency electromagnetic components. Special features include:
* Introduction by David E. Goldberg, "A Meditation on the Application of Genetic Algorithms"
* Design of linear and planar arrays using genetic algorithms
* Application of genetic algorithms to the design of broadband, wire, and integrated antennas
* Genetic algorithm-driven design of dielectric gratings and frequency-selective surfaces
* Synthesis of magnetostatic devices using genetic algorithms
* Application of genetic algorithms to multiobjective electromagnetic backscattering optimization
* A comprehensive list of the up-to-date references applicable to electromagnetic design problems
Supplemented with more than 250 illustrations, Electromagnetic Optimization by Genetic Algorithms is a powerful resource for electrical engineers interested in modern electromagnetic designs and an indispensable reference for university researchers. ... Read more

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Great Book - Agree With Other Reviews
This book does live up to the expectations I had. The first three chapters are a very solid introduction to genetic algorithms. It also goes into variations that lets one overcome some of the 'stagnation' that can occur in GAs.

The rest of the book does dive into applying GAs to EM applications. They have a very good introduction of the motivation, problems encountered and how it was resolved. No code is available, but many have already written GAs in many programming languages.

Book assumes some knowledge in math (~calculus) and electrical engineering (my background is in physics, but it didn't handicap me). A must for anyone interested in EM design while integrating GAs or for anyone interested in applying GAs to their engineering problems.

A Good Resource
This book is well worth the price I paid for it.

It is a good book for engineers looking for practical information on genetic algorithms. The book assumes familiarity with electromagnetic theory, practical problems, and current simulation techniques.

The first three introductory chapters are solid, and universally applicable. They are a beginning overview of genetic algorithms, a more serious treatment describing pitfalls and variant techniques, and finally some rules of thumb for using the techniques.

The following chapters are detailed treatments of the application of genetic algorithms to real problems. Seven chapters are devoted to various types of antennas and antenna arrays. Additional chapters cover specific devices, such as electromagnetic filters, diffraction gratings, backscattering problems and magnetostatic devices.

This book will not teach you how to write genetic algorithm codes line by line. This book will not go into extreme depths about the theoretical limits and performance of genetic algorithms (where given, these details are not derived, simply given and explained.) There are any number of computer science and programming books which do that.

This is an engineering book: it will give many implementation details on practical problems, along with the results. ... Read more

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The manipulation of electric charge in bulk semiconductors and their heterostructures is the basis of nearly all modern electronic and opto-electronic devices. Recent studies of spin-dependent phenomena in semiconductors open the door to technologies that harness the spin of the electron in semiconductor devices. In addition to providing spin-dependent analogies that extend existing electronic devices into the realm of semiconductor "spintronics," the spin degree of freedom also offers prospects for fundamentally new functionality in the quantum domain, ranging from storage to computation. This is likely to play a crucial role in the information technologies in the 21st century. This book, written by a team of experts, provides an overview of emerging concepts in this rapidly developing field. The topics range from spin transport and injection in semiconductors and their heterostructures to coherent processes and computation in semiconductor quantum structures and microcavities. ... Read more

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This introductory textbook explains the basic theoretical principles of magnetism, providing a broad coverage of the subject and indicating directions of future research. While the book is meant primarily as a textbook for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering, it can also be a reference for practicing engineers and physicists who work in the field of magnetism. It explains the basic theoretical principles on which much of this type of research is based, with special attention to some of the shortcomings and drawbacks. The book emphasizes the foundations of different subfields, but also explores the directions of the most recent research. ... Read more

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1849. Includes treatises relating to magnetic light, crystals, magnetism, solar rays, chemical attraction, the material universe, dualism in the odylic phenomena, luminous phenomena, forms of the emanations of odylic light in steel magnets, among many others. ... Read more

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"COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR ELECTROMAGNETICS is an indispensable resource for making efficient and accurate formulations for electromagnetics applications and their numerical treatment. Employing a unified coherent approach that is unmatched in the field, the authors detail both integral and differential equations using the method of moments and finite-element procedures. In addition, readers will gain a thorough understanding of numerical solution procedures. Topics covered include: Two- and three-dimensional integral equation/method-of-moments formulations; Open-region finite-element formulations based on the scalar and vector Helmholtz equations; Finite difference time-domain methods; Direct and iterative algorithms for the solutions of linear systems; Error analysis and the convergence behavior of numerical results; Radiation boundary conditions; Acceleration methods for periodic Green's functions; Vector finite elementsDetail is provided to enable the reader to implement concepts in software and, in addition, a collection of related computer programs are available via the Internet. COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR ELECTROMAGNETICS is designed for graduate-level classroom use or self-study, and every chapter includes problems. It will also be of particular interest to engineers working in the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, wireless, electromagnetic compatibility, and electronic packaging industries." ... Read more

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A great book for those with an existing background in EM
I used this book during my MSEE research and found it to be invaluable. While I also had the benefit of the principal author being my Advisor, this book easily stands by itself. This book describes several different methods and concepts in the computational analysis of EM problems, including issues related to computer optimization. It's somewhat dense in that the authors assume you already have a thorough knowledge of EM, so I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. If you work in the field, however, this book is a must-have.

Computational Methods for Electromagnetics
This is a specialist book - indispensable for those involved in computational electromagnetics. It gives a lucid and indepth treatment of a wide variety of computational EM problems and associated theory. It is packed full of appropriately placed references which are at the coalface of research in this area. A great book! Well done! ... Read more

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The Physics of Information Technology explores the familiar devices that we use to collect, transform, transmit, and interact with electronic information. Many such devices operate surprisingly close to very many fundamental physical limits. Understanding how such devices work, and how they can (and cannot) be improved, requires deep insight into the character of physical law as well as engineering practice. The book starts with an introduction to units, forces, and the probabilistic foundations of noise and signaling, then progresses through the electromagnetics of wired and wireless communications, and the quantum mechanics of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, to discussions of mechanisms for computation, storage, sensing, and display. This self-contained volume will help both physical scientists and computer scientists see beyond the conventional division between hardware and software to understand the implications of physical theory for information manipulation. ... Read more

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Great idea but marred by many, many errors
When I first saw this book advertised, I thought it would be a painless way to fill in the gaps in my knowledge, e.g. in quantum computing and information theory. It indeed has a very wide sweep, an engaging style that is very clear and moves the reader along, an attractive design, and many other good points. I haven't checked all the math, but Gershenfeld seems most at home with theory.

The problem is that when he touches on something I really am expert in, he falls on his face much too often. I don't mean just that he oversimplifies and leaves things out--how could he not--but that the book is full of genuine factual misinformation. Some representative examples: In 3.1.2, he confuses deterministic and stochastic processes completely, a confusion that persists throughout the extended discussion of noise; in 3.3.1, he says that shot noise dominates only for small arrival rates, whereas in reality it is dominant only in the limit of large rates; in 10.3, he's wrong about how bipolar transistors work, and wrongly says that their base current is why they aren't widely used in logic anymore; in the preamble to Chapter 12, he says that hard disk drives use "basically rust" to store information, whereas they've used plated metal for years, and that recording heads fly at 1 micron, whereas it's 50-100 times closer than that (120-200 angstroms). His discussion of modems wrongly says that 50kb/s+ modems rely on data compression for their speed, whereas the discrepancy is his underestimation of the S/N ratio of a good phone line.

And (most embarrassing of all for a theoretician) in his discussion of special relativity, he goes through a long derivation of the kinetic energy of motion, but makes an elementary integration error in the last line in order to (wrongly) display the famous mc**2.

Gershenfeld is clearly a very able guy who knows a lot about the physics of information technology--but I'd trust the book a lot more if I didn't keep tripping over these sorts of things. Let's hope the second edition is more carefully done.

Spectacular review
This is an absolutely spectacular overview of the physics behind present information technology. It includes a basic to intermediate introduction to basically everything you need to know: the E&M sections start with vector calculus and go on to relatively and circuits and semiconductor technology. Quantum mechanics goes from the basics to quantum computing and coding theory. Absolutely fantastic. Nothing in this book is strictly new, but none of it has been published together in one book.

I am currently engaged in doing a Ph.D. in physics in (hopefully) solid-state quantum computing, and this book is all a graduate-level researcher would need to understand the state-of-the-art in research, from how to design a quantum circuit, to a review on the op-amp used to read out the qubit. If I were forced to take only one book with me to a desert island for a few months, this book would be it. Buy it. ... Read more

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Optoelectronics has become an important part of our lives. Wherever light is used to transmit information, tiny semiconductor devices are needed to transfer electrical current into optical signalsand vice versa. Examples include light emitting diodes in radios and other appliances, photodetectors in elevator doors and digital cameras, and laser diodes that transmit phone calls through glass fibers. Such optoelectronic devices take advantage of sophisticated interactions between electrons and light.Nanometer scale semiconductor structures are often at the heart of modern optoelectronic devices. Their shrinking size and increasing complexity makecomputer simulation an important tool to design better devices that meetever rising perfomance requirements. The current need to apply advanced design software in optoelectronics follows the trend observed in the 1980's with simulation software for silicon devices.Today, software for technology computer-aided design (TCAD) and electronic design automation (EDA) represents a fundamental part of the silicon industry. In optoelectronics, advanced commercial device software has emerged recently and it is expected to play an increasingly important role in the near future. This book will enable students, device engineers, and researchers to more effectively use advanced design software in optoelectronics.

*Provides fundamental knowledge in semiconductor physics and in electromagnetics, while helping to understand and use advanced device simulation software
*Demonstrates the combination of measurements and simulations in order to obtain realistic results and provides data on all required material parameters
*Gives deep insight into the physics of state-of-the-art devices and helps to design and analyze of modern optoelectronic devices ... Read more

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Concise and to the point
Including over 180 table and figures, the book is practical and it is easy to use both for studying and handbook. Almost on every page, or every other page, there¡¯s a table or a figure, companied by coherent descriptions, so one can easily understand what is going on. The tables seem to be a compilation of material parameters and constants, useful and convenient for any optoelectronic device modeling, some of which are hard to find on other books. Many simulation results are given along with real device measurements from latest device research projects. If you're using or going to use high-end software for optoelectronic device design and analysis, this is the book for you. ... Read more

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This book provides an introduction to the general principles of nuclear magnetic resonance and relaxation, concentrating on simple models and their application. It includes an introduction to the ideas and applications of nuclear magnetic resonance and emphasizes the concepts of relaxation and the time domain. Some relatively advanced topics are treated, but the approach is graduated and all points of potential difficulty are carefully explained.An introductory classical discussion of relaxation is followed by a quantum-mechanical treatment. A selection of case studies is considered in depth, providing applications of the ideas developed in the text. There are a number of appendixes,including one on random functions.This treatment of one of the most important experimental techniques in modern science will be of great value to final-year undergraduates, graduate students and researchers using nuclear magnetic resonance, particularly physicists, and especially those involved in the study of condensed matter physics. ... Read more

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Like bells in my head
Let's not mince words here: this book is sublime. The tender words of Brian lifted me from my toes, and made me want to go outside for the first time. I could imagine him sitting, wearing sandals, writing this book just for me. I wear sandals now. I have grown a beard too.
His T1 and T2 times: they are my clothes and they support me, I am relaxed. Phase encoding, frequency encoding - they tell me where I am and where to be. Fourier transforms move me between domains of light and dark.
The perfection of this book almost moved me to change, and in a good way, not like last time. I stopped though. The last section is too short and makes me want more. I tried to tell the girl from next door, but she can't read yet. I tried to teach her but I did it too hard and now she won't breathe. Was this wrong? Tell me Brian. ... Read more

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The Electrical Engineer's Handbook is an invaluable reference source for all practicing electrical engineers and students. This book includes 79 chapters, written by leading experts in their respective fields. The book is intended to enlighten and refresh knowledge of the practicing engineer and to help educate engineering students.This text will most likely be the engineer's first choice in looking for a solution; extensive, complete references to other sources are provided throughout. No other book has the breadth and depth of coverage available here. This is a must-have for all practitioners and students! This book provides the most up-to-date information in: Circuits and Networks, Electric Power Systems, Electronics, Computer-Aided Design and Optimization, VLSI Systems, Signal Processing, Digital Systems and Computer Engineering, Digital Communication and Communication Networks, Electromagnetics and Control and Systems.

About the Editor-in-Chief.
Wai-Kai Chen is Professor and Head Emeritus of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has extensive experience in education and industry and is very active professionally in the fields of circuits and systems. He was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Series I and II, President of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society and is the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers. He is the recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal, the Education Award, and the Meritorious Service Award from the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and the Third Millennium Medal from the IEEE. Professor Chen is a fellow of the IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

* 77 chapters encompass the entire field of electrical engineering.
* THOUSANDS of valuable figures, tables, formulas, and definitions.
* Extensive bibliographic references. ... Read more

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A completely self-contained treatment of the concepts essential to solving problems in electricity and magnetism, this volume also features numerous conceptual applications. A preliminary chapter offers background in coordinate systems, and six key chapters examine the operational definition of charge and current; specification of arbitrary distributions of charge and current; definition of the electromagnetic field and its effect on general charge distributions; electric field produced by static charges; magnetic induction field produced by steady currents; and Maxwell's equations in vacuum. Subsequent chapters cover plane electromagnetic waves in vacuum; potential theory; conduction, dielectric polarization, and magnetization; more. 1981 ed.
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a great and explanatory book about electromagnetism
this book is VERY DIFFERENT from all the others that i have read about Electromagnetism's theory. It treats the Electric and Magnetic field in parallel, and not the one after the other as other books do. So, the reader can compare the fields in all of their details, and gain an insight that is not coming out easily from other books. I also found a lot of in-depth information and new clear explanations here, so that i would say that this book opened new horizons in my mind.In my opinion, this is A MUST to everyone who wants to UNDERSTAND electromagnetism. ... Read more