Download or read book The Silicon Web written by Michael G. Raymer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technology behind computers, fiber optics, and networks did not originate in the minds of engineers attempting to build an Internet. The Internet is a culmination of intellectual work by thousands of minds spanning hundreds of years. We have built concept upon concept and technology upon technology to arrive at where we are today, in a world co