A brief history of... semiconductors

Physics Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 430-439

  Jenkins, Tudor ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24644491313     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/40/5/002     Document Type: Article

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