The Physics of Information Technology

by Neil Gershenfeld

Book Overview

The Physics of Information Technology explores the familiar devices that we use to collect, transform, transmit, and interact with electronic information. Many such devices operate surprisingly close to very many fundamental physical limits. Understanding how such devices work, and how they can (and cannot) be improved, requires deep insight into the character of physical law as well as engineering practice. The book starts with an introduction to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521580447
• ISBN13: 9780521580441
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.0"