A smattering of opinions on technology, books, business, and culture. Now in its 4th technology iteration.
04 March 2007
On the materials science front:
* “Solid State Physics”:amazon by Ashcroft/Mermin. One of the standard texts. OK. * “Introduction to Solid State Physics”:amazon by Kittel. Another standard text. I liked it a little better. * “Physics of Semiconductor Devices”:amazon by Sze/Ng. I liked a lot better, this one is more application oriented. * “Group III Nitride Semiconductor Compounds”:amazon, editted by Gil. Really just a collection of papers. Only for Group III Nitride aficionados.
And then, throwaway reads just to purge my brain:
* “Seeker”:amazon by McDevitt. Your standard deep space science fiction tail. Won’t harm you brain, diverting. * “I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This”:amazon by Bob Newhart. Love Newhart. No kiss and tell secrets in here, but harmless and diverting.