The Chip : How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
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The Chip : How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
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Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brig... read full description

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Feb 10, 2012
Marcos rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The Chip, recounts a fascinating story of two relatively unknown men that changed the course of modern civilization... really. Although working for different companies, many miles apart, they simultaneously came up with the monolithic idea, a basic blueprint for the modern microchip. This concept overcame the last remaining limit in the advancement of processing power that was known as the tyranny of numbers.

The book also shows the importance of government support in new industries as More...
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Apr 07, 2010
Eric_W rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Technophobes might as well move on to the next review. I loved this book. It explained in clear, precise language how innumerable barriers were overcome by innovative and insightfully brilliant individuals to create a device that revolutionized our lives. I've always been fascinated by electronics, built my own radios and earned an amateur radio license in 7th grade, just because the subject and theory of how electrons move around to perform useful functions is intriguing. Reid has captured much More...
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Mar 21, 2011
Sanjay rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This book was at it's best dealing with the personalities involved in and historical context surrounding the microchip. The science and engineering explanations were surprisingly clear and down to earth, but just a little old-hat since it's what I do every day. I wonder what a non-electrical engineer would make of them...
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Sep 14, 2010
Roger added it
True story of Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce changing the world, and almost nobody noticing. Nothing today is unaffected by microchips; these guys are how they came to be.
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Sep 02, 2007
za rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Buku ini aku beli di Aksara, Jakarta. Secara singkat, buku ini menjelaskan sejarah teknologi chip. Dimulai dari proses penemuan di lab. Seperti buku-buku luar negeri lainnya, kertas buku ini membuat buku ini semakin nyaman dibaca.
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Jan 20, 2008
Warren rated it: 5 of 5 stars
The story of the creation of the microchip. Fascinating.
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