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OverviewOn December 16, 1947, two physicists at Bell Laboratories, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, jabbed two electrodes into a sliver of germanium half an inch long. The electrical power coming out of that piece of germanium was 100 times stronger than what went in. In that moment, the transistor was invented and the information age began. Crystal Fire recounts the story of the transistor team at Bell Labs, led by William Shockley, who shared the Nobel Prize with Bardeen and Brattain. While his colleagues went on to other research, Shockley grew increasingly obsessed with the new gadget. He went on to form the first semiconductor company in what would become Silicon Valley. Above all, Crystal Fire is a tale of the human factors in technology: the pride and jealousies coupled with scientific and economic aspirations that led to the creation of modern microelectronics and ignited the greatest technological explosion in history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Riordan , Lillian Hoddeson (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) , Dennis McKeePublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9781538590621ISBN 10: 153859062 Publication Date: 24 April 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book of 'history in the making' fascinates. -- AudioFile A gripping read and a crash course in the dizzying complexity of information-age invention. -- Amazon.com review Thoroughly accessible to lay readers as well as the techno-savvy...A fine book. -- Publishers Weekly Without the invention of the transistor, I'm quite sure that the PC would not exist as we know it today. -- Bill Gates Without the invention of the transistor, I'm quite sure that the PC would not exist as we know it today. -- Bill Gates Thoroughly accessible to lay readers as well as the techno-savvy...A fine book. -- Publishers Weekly A gripping read and a crash course in the dizzying complexity of information-age invention. -- Amazon.com review This book of 'history in the making' fascinates. -- AudioFile "Thoroughly accessible to lay readers as well as the techno-savvy...A fine book. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""A gripping read and a crash course in the dizzying complexity of information-age invention."" -- ""Amazon.com review"" ""This book of 'history in the making' fascinates."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""Without the invention of the transistor, I'm quite sure that the PC would not exist as we know it today."" -- ""Bill Gates """ Author InformationMichael Riordan has authored, coauthored, and edited a number of scientific books, including Crystal Fire and The Hunting of the Quark, which won the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. In 2002, he received the Andrew Gemant Award of the American Institute of Physics for his contributions to the understanding of physics and its relationship to the wider culture. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. Lillian Hoddeson is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor of History of Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the coauthor of Crystal Fire. Dennis McKee is a voice talent and audiobook narrator. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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