Moore's law : the life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's quiet revolutionary / Arnold Thackray, David Brock, Rachel Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thackray, Arnold, 1939- author.

Brock, David, 1956- lat, author.

Jones, Rachel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023.

Moore, Gordon E.

Intel Corporation.

Businessmen--United States--Biography.

Businessmen.

Semiconductor industry--United States.

Semiconductor industry.

Moore's law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Our world todayfrom the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagonhas been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their incredible proliferation has altered the course of human history as dramatically as any political or social revolution. At the heart of it all has been one quiet Californian: Gordon Moore.At Fairchild Semiconductor, his seminal Silicon Valley startup, Moorea young chemist turned electro

Contents:

CONTENTS; PRELUDE; 1. THE MOORES OF PESCADERO; 2. THE CHEMISTRY OF ROMANCE; 3. CHEMICAL APPRENTICE; 4. SCIENCE, SHOCKLEY, AND SILICON; 5. LAUNCH; 6. EMERGING REALITIES; 7. THE INVENTION OF INTEL; 8. THE REAL REVOLUTION; 9. THE GREAT COST-REDUCTION MACHINE; 10. REVOLUTION, STURM UND DRANG; 11. ONWARD AND OUTWARD; CODA; ESSAY ON SOURCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.