Richard A. Silverman and Physics Books at Dover Publications Dec 8, 2018 0:30:37 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2018 0:30:37 GMT I think Richard Silverman wrote forwards or something to other books.doverpublications.ecomm-search.com/search?keywords=richard+silvermanThe Dover Physics books don't have the same timelessness to them. But this 1967, still relevant, at least as a background:store.doverpublications.com/0486687546.htmlAlso very good and related:Out of the crystal maze : chapters from the history of solid state physics / edited by Lillian Hoddeson ... [and others] (1992)www.amazon.com/Out-Crystal-Maze-Chapters-History/dp/019505329X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544228882&sr=8-1&keywords=Out+of+the+crystal+maze+%3A+chapters+from+the+history+of+solid+state+physics