{"product_id":"introduction-to-solid-state-physics-charles-kittel-1963","title":"Introduction to Solid State Physics — Charles Kittel, 1963 (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Kittel\u003c\/strong\u003e — John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons, 1963. Second Edition, hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew physics textbooks have shaped a discipline as durably as Kittel's \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Solid State Physics\u003c\/em\u003e. First published in 1953 and already in its second edition by 1956 (with this 1963 printing reflecting continued demand), Kittel's text arrived just as solid-state physics was transforming from a niche academic pursuit into the engine of the modern technological world. The transistor had been invented at Bell Labs in 1947; the integrated circuit followed in 1958. Kittel gave a generation of physicists and engineers the theoretical vocabulary — crystal structure, phonons, band theory, semiconductors — to understand and extend those breakthroughs. It remains one of the most cited physics textbooks ever written, and this early edition captures the field at its most formative moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTopics Covered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal structure and X-ray diffraction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLattice dynamics and phonons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree electron theory and energy bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemiconductor physics and properties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnetic and dielectric properties of solids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperconductivity fundamentals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential volume for collectors of scientific literature, physics educators, and anyone who wants to hold in their hands the book that helped build the semiconductor age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45403287420951,"sku":"OOO","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/8099\/9959\/files\/IMG_7313.jpg?v=1786656849","url":"https:\/\/animeimportsllc.com\/products\/introduction-to-solid-state-physics-charles-kittel-1963","provider":"Anime Imports LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}