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time and statistical mechanics form the core science of the physics and the
technology semiconductor devices. These ideas were not accepted by his
peers, and this rejection may have been a factor in his suicide by hanging
in 1906. To learn more, read this book!
David Lindley, Boltzmann’s Atom: The Great Debate that Launched a Revolu-
tion in Physics, New York, Free Press, 2001.
C. R. Wie, “The Semiconductor Applet Service,” http://jas.eng.buffalo.edu/
applets/. A truly outstanding set of applets on semiconductor physics and
devices has been written by Prof. Chu R. Wie of the University of Buffalo.
Bookmark this Web site!
“The Britney’s Guide to Semiconductor Physics,” http://www.britneyspears.
ac/lasers.htm. Whether or not you are a fan of Ms. Spears, this site is an
excellent introduction to semiconductor optoelectronic devices like lasers
and new directions in photonics such as photonic crystals.
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, and K. Krane, Physics, 4th Edition, Wiley, New York,
1992. See page 883 for a discussion of the relationship E = pc.
E. Hecht, Optics, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, Reading, 1987.
J. Wilson and J. Hawkes, Optoelectronics, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall Europe,
London, 1998.

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