Conquering The Electron: The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, And Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
Part I. AGE OF ELECTROMAGNETISM......Page 16
Chapter 1. THE KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION......Page 18
Chapter 2. THE TELEGRAPH......Page 47
Chapter 3. THE TELEPHONE......Page 65
Chapter 4. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY......Page 82
Chapter 5. LIGHTING AND ELECTRIFICATION......Page 92
Part II. AGE OF VACUUM ELECTRONICS......Page 116
Chapter 6. CURRENT FLOW IN A VACUUM......Page 118
Chapter 7. CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS......Page 129
Chapter 8. RADIO......Page 138
Chapter 9. TELEVISION......Page 152
Chapter 10. RADAR......Page 163
Chapter 11. COMPUTER......Page 178
Part III. AGE OF SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS......Page 190
Chapter 12. THE SEMICONDUCTOR......Page 192
Chapter 13. THE BIRTH OF THE TRANSISTOR......Page 200
Chapter 14. LAUNCHING THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY......Page 224
Chapter 15. THE DAWN OF SILICON VALLEY......Page 238
Chapter 16. THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND THE CHIP......Page 249
Chapter 17. CHIP TECHNOLOGY BLOSSOMS......Page 266
Chapter 18. EVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRONICSINDUSTRY......Page 287
Chapter 19. LEDS, FIBER OPTICS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS......Page 306
Chapter 20. THE INFORMATION AGE AND BEYOND......Page 330
APPENDIX I: FURTHER READING......Page 340
APPENDIX II: SUMMARYOF KEY “CONQUERORSOF THE ELECTRON”......Page 346