Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary

by Rachel Jones, Arnold Thackray, David Brock

Book Overview

Our world today -- from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon -- has 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465055648
• ISBN13: 9780465055647
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"