Principles of Nanotechnology: Molecular-Based Study of Condensed Matter in Small Systems book pdf download

Author: G. A. Mansoori

About the Author: Gholam Ali Mansoori (born in 1943), he is an Iranian-American scientist known for his research within energy, nanotechnology and thermodynamics. He is a professor at the Departments of Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering and also Physics at University of Illinois at Chicago. Mansoori completed his PhD at the University of Oklahoma in 1969 with a dissertation on “A Variational Approach to the Equilibrium Thermodynamic Properties of Simple Liquids and Phase Transitions”. Mansoori did post-doctoral work at Rice University. Mansoori contributed to over 550 publications including ten books, some of which became text-book references in thermodynamics and nanotechnology. The most cited work he has co-authored is Equilibrium thermodynamic properties of the mixture of hard spheres in The Journal of Chemical Physics in 1971 with more than 2000 citations as of February 2019.

Principles of Nanotechnology: Molecular-Based Study of Condensed Matter in Small Systems book pdf download By G. A. Mansoori

This invaluable book provides a pointed introduction to the fascinating subject of bottom-up nanotechnology with emphasis on the molecular-based study of condensed matter in small systems. Nanotechnology has its roots in the landmark lecture delivered by the famous Nobel Laureate physicist, Richard Feynman, on 29 December 1959 entitled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom. By the mid-1980s, it had gained real momentum with the invention of scanning probe microscopes. Today, nanotechnology promises to have a revolutionary impact on the way things are designed and manufactured in the future.Principles of Nanotechnology is self-contained and unified in presentation. It may be used as a textbook by graduate students and even ambitious undergraduates in engineering, and the biological and physical sciences who already have some familiarity with quantum and statistical mechanics. It is also suitable for experts in related fields who require an overview of the fundamental topics in nanotechnology. The explanations in the book are detailed enough to capture the interest of the curious reader, and complete enough to provide the necessary background material needed to go further into the subject and explore the research literature. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, a comprehensive glossary is included detailing abbreviations, chemical formulae, concepts, definitions, equations and theories

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