Disordered materials : science and technology selected papers

S. R. Ovshinsky; David Adler [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0910331006 / ISBN 13: 9780910331005

Published by Amorphous Institute Press, 1982

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Hardcover, 1982 Amorphous Institute Press Bloomfield Hills, MI 296 pages.Very Good+ -- no DJ as issued.Gray cloth with red titles-corners sharp.a bit of foxing to top of text block.no notes or writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp.ISBN-0910331006.Thanks for supporting a small family business.LOC SSM-8.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disordered materials : science and technology selected papers
• Publisher: Amorphous Institute Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0910331006
• ISBN 13: 9780910331005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Landmark contributions to science and mechanisms for the origin of the phenomena, and technology are rarely recognized at the time of reached important conclusions about the physical publication. Few people, even in technical areas, nature of the materials at equilibrium and their recogni zed the importance of developments such as electronic nonequilibrium properties. Many of these the transistor, the laser, or electrophotography ideas were condensed into a publication for Physical until well after their successful demonstration. Review Letters, paper 1 in this collection. This So-called experts, in fact, tend to resist new paper immediately attracted attention to the field, inventions, a natural instinct based on a combina­ and directly lead to the initiation of large research tion of fear of obsolescent expertise and jealousy efforts at both industrial laboratories and univer- arising from lack of active participation in the ties throughout the world. Inevitably, there was discovery. the usual amount of controversy, with many experts Denigration of new ideas is a relatively simultaneously taking positions (2) and (3) above. safe modus operandi, since the vast majority It has now been well over 20 years since eventually are abandoned well short of commerciality. the original publication date, and an objective view However, a successful device can be identified by can be taken in hindsight.