Physical Development and Technological Progress (Series of Technological Progress and Modern Civilization)

Author: Dai Jianfeng
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book explains the relationship between the development of physics and scientific and technological progress in plain language. It introduces knowledge in mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, relativity, quantum theory, semiconductor physics, condensed matter physics, and their applications in technology, with a special emphasis on the application of physical knowledge in modern high-tech fields. The book integrates physical principles into various technological applications such as aerospace, power generation, electricity, broadcasting and communication, semiconductors, infrared, ultraviolet, spectroscopy, microscopes, telescopes, sensors, nuclear energy, ultrasound, lasers, computers, new materials, and quantum devices. The primary readers of this book are students from various disciplines at colleges and universities as well as engineering technicians. It can also serve as a supplementary reading material for secondary school students to enhance their quality education, and as a reference for general readers to understand physical knowledge and its relationship with modern science and technology.