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Silicon Earth: Introduction to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution Clearly, this book is unrelated to lung cancer; however the author, John Cressler, is Joan Gaeta's son-in-law. John is key supporter of our foundation. Although it's technically a textbook, Silicon Earth is an easy read: written in layman's language and assumes no prior electrical engineering knowledge whatsoever. (Read the description below.) If you are interested in the topic of Silicon Earth and would like to purchase it, use the link below and Amazon.com will give The Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation a 4% referral fee!

About the Book (from Amazon.com) Product Description We are in the swirling center of the most life-changing technological revolution the Earth has ever known. In only 60 years, an eye-blink of human history, a single technological invention has launched the proverbial thousand ships, producing the most sweeping and pervasive set of changes ever to wash over humankind; changes that are reshaping the very core of human existence, on a global scale, at a relentlessly accelerating pace. And we are just at the very beginning. Silicon Earth introduces readers with little or no background to the many marvels of microelectronics and nanotechnology, using easy, non-intimidating language, with an intuitive approach using minimal math. The general scientific and engineering underpinnings of microelectronics and nanotechnology are addressed, as well as how this new technological revolution is transforming a broad array of interdisciplinary fields, and civilization as a whole. Special "widget deconstruction" chapters address the inner workings of ubiquitous micro/nano-enabled pieces of technology such as cell phones, flash drives, GPS, DVDs, and digital cameras. Book Description Silicon Earth introduces readers to microelectronics and nanotechnology, using non-intimidating language and an intuitive approach using minimal math. The general scientific and engineering underpinnings of both are addressed, as well as how this new technological revolution is transforming interdisciplinary fields. Special "widget deconstruction" chapters address the inner workings of ubiquitous micro/nano-enabled pieces of technology. About the Author John D. Cressler is the Ken Byers Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. After receiving his Ph.D. in applied physics from Columbia University and worked on the research staff at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center for eight years. In 1992 he began his teaching career at Auburn University and then joining the faculty at Georgia Tech in 2002. His research interests center on developing next-generation electronic components using silicon-based heterostructure devices and circuits. He and his research team have published over 350 scientific papers in this area. He has served as associate editor for three IEEE journals, and has appeared on numerous conference program committees, and has received a number of awards for his teaching and research. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and was awarded the C. Holmes MacDonald National Outstanding Teacher Award (Eta Kappa Nu, 1996), the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000) , was Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (1998-2001,) Technical Program Chair, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (1998,) received the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (1994) and the Birdsong Merit Teaching Award (Auburn University, 1998.) His previous books include Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors [co-author] and the edited handbook Silicon Heterostructure Handbook: Materials, Fabrication, Devices, Circuits, and Applications of SiGe and Si Strained-Layer Epitaxy, and five smaller volumes. He is also the author of Reinventing Teenagers. John is an avid hiker, gardener, and a wine collector.