The long history of molecular electronics: Microelectronics origins of nanotechnology

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-50

  Choi, Hyungsub ^a   Mody, Cyrus C M ^b  

^a Chemical Heritage Foundation   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IBM; Miniaturization; Moore's Law; Naval Research Laboratory; Silicon; Westinghouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849084195     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312708097288     Document Type: Review

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