Encyclopedia of Applied Physics
• URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/eoappphys
• Location: WALTER Sci/Eng Reference QC5 .E543 1991

Provides the basic principles and in-depth coverage of all technically pertinent areas of modern-day physics, coupled with technological applications from real life. Key subject areas covered include the basics, methods, and applications—as well as all the neighboring fields of physics and engineering. The encyclopedia comprehensively covers such specific topics as: optics, laser physics, solid state and semiconductor physics, atom and nuclear physics, and biophysics.