Solid State Insurrection: How the Science of Substance Made American Physics Matter

by Joseph D. Martin

Book Overview

Solid state physics, the study of the physical properties of solid matter, was the most populous subfield of Cold War American physics. Despite prolific contributions to consumer and medical technology, such as the transistor and magnetic resonance imaging, it garnered less professional prestige and public attention than nuclear and particle physics. Solid State Insurrection argues that solid state physics was essential to securing the vast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822966034
• ISBN13: 9780822966036
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"