Book launch: Makers of the Microchip
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Date:
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September 29, 2010
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Time:
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6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
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Location:
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Computer History Museum
1401 North Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA 94043 |
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Open to the Public |
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Fee:
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Free
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RSVP Online:
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Registration Required
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RSVP deadline: Thursday, September 23, 2010.
In September 1960 the first planar integrated circuits were created in Silicon Valley at Fairchild Semiconductor. These silicon microchips became the foundation for building today’s digital world.
CHF and the Computer History Museum will host a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first planar integrated circuits and the publication of Makers of the Microchip: A Documentary History of Fairchild Semiconductor (MIT Press), by Christophe Lécuyer and David C. Brock.
The reception will feature remarks by Fairchild cofounder Jay Last and coauthors Lécuyer and Brock. Books will be available for purchase.
About the Authors
Christophe Lécuyer is principal economic analyst in the Office of the President of the University of California and the author of Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (MIT Press, 2005).
David C. Brock is senior research fellow at CHF's Center for Contemporary History and Policy and the editor of Understanding Moore's Law: Four Decades of Innovation.
Praise for Makers of the Microchip:
"The creation of the silicon integrated circuit was the pivotal event that launched the digital revolution. This book provides a detailed examination of how it came about—a very valuable contribution."
—Andrew S. Grove, former Chairman and CEO, Intel Corporation
“The microchip has changed the world like no other invention in history. This book is a close-up of the time and place where it was born. A fascinating story, told with the actual documents of those who lived it. I could not put it down.”
—Carver A. Mead, Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology