Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors with Applications to Transistor Electronics
Toronto, New York, London: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1950. First Edition. [2], [2 - frontispiece], [iii]-xxiii, [1 blank], [1]-558 pages, followed by blank leaf and appendix B which was printed on both sides of the rear flyleaf plus the rear pastedown (3 pages total). 8vo. Publisher's light blue cloth boards with black and gilt spine label. The first printing, [November] 1950. Previous owner ("Donald M. Powers, May 29, 1951") inked on the front pastedown. The spine has only mild sunning/browning with label still bright. Minor staining at the base of the title page and half title page otherwise clean internally. Lacks the dust jacket as befits a reference used by a generation of engineers. A nice copy overall. Very Good. Cloth. [29802]
An important book by Shockley who, with Bardeen and Brattain, co-invented the transistor and were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 ''for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect''.
A standard reference in the field.
Price: $725.00