Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics
The Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics is an informative but
semiconductor physics. Centered on the popularity and sex appeal of American pop singer Britney Spears, it offers a humorous play on the teaching of physics. It was created by Carl Hepburn while a postgraduate at the University of Essex
.
The website has been featured on websites ranging from BBC News to MTV.[1][2] A 2016 article in Vice magazine uses it as an example ("a living relic") of historical viral phenomena.[3]
Subjects include "The Basics of
Semiconductors", "Density of States", and "Photolithography
" among others.
The site also includes a glossary of terms humorously entitled "Lip-glossary of Semiconductor Terms".
References
- ^ "Britney makes physics sexy". BBC News. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Montgomery, James (12 November 2004). "Britney Spears Can Finally Add 'Professor Of Physics' To Her Resume". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Pearson, Jordan (8 January 2016). "Motherboard: Britney Spears's Guide to Physics Is Still the Best Science Website From 1999". Vice.
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