News Weather Horoscopes E-mail Visit our sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almanac Asian Am. His first novel, Soul Mountain , recounts impressions from journeys in remote districts in China, and his second, One Man's Bible, draws on his experiences as a political activist during China's Cultural Revolution. Alferov and Kroemer's inventions led to the development of fast transistors, which are used in radio link satellites and mobile telephone base stations. Kilby contributed to the development of the microchip, the basis of all modern technology.
Conductive polymers are plastics that can conduct electric current.
They are used in antistatic substances for photographic film and in shields for computer screens against electromagnetic radiation. Their findings have led to the development of new drugs to treat neurological and psychiatric diseases. To James Heckman for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples and to Daniel McFadden for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice. The laureates have developed methods that are widely used in the statistical analysis of individual and household behavior within the social sciences.