by B K Ridley, Oxford Science Publications (4th edn), ISBN 0 19 850580 9 (pbk £27.50 435 pages).
First published in 1982, this work provides a useful overview of semiconductor physics without indulging in extraneous solid state matters. The idea seems to have found a niche and the book has been repeatedly updated. In view of new developments in quantum entanglement and the interest in quantum computing, the latest edition includes new chapters on charge transport.
