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Author:   Ross Knox Bassett (North Carolina State University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780801886393

ISBN 10:   0801886392
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   26 June 2007
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. How a Bad Idea Became Good (to Some): The Emergence of the MOS Transistor, 1945-1963 2. Back from the Frontier: IBM Research and the Formation of the LSI Program, 1951-1965 3. Development at Research: The Research Phase of IBM's MOS Program, 1963-1967 4. MOS in a Bipolar Company: Fairchild and the MOS Transistor, 1963-1968 5. It Takes an Industry: The MOS Community 6. The End of Research: Intel and the MOS Transistor, 1968-1975 7. IBM: MOS and the Visible Hand, 1967-1975 8. The Logic of MOS: Intel and the Microprocessor, 1968-1975 Conclusion/ Epilogue Appendix 1: Organizational Charts Appendix 2: Sources for Tables Notes Essay on Sources Index

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[A]n excellent book... To the Digital Age presents the definitive history of how the transistor was transformed from an analog into a truly digital device. - IEEE Spectrum An exciting, fast-moving, and entertaining look at the early days of the MOS device development, bringing to light the remarkable interplay of people and companies that made it a dominant electronic technology. - SSCS Quarterly Bassett's account of the development of MOS has important implications for understanding the relationships among science, commerce, new product development, and research and development. - Enterprise and Society

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Ross Knox Bassett is an associate professor of history at North Carolina State University.

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