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Moore’s Law
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Moore’s Law

The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary

Basic Books, 2015 Mehr

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Engaging
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Technology pioneer Gordon Moore, the originator of Moore’s Law, may not be as famous as his axiom, but he should be. The “technology godfather of Silicon Valley,” Moore reshaped the modern world. This big, authoritative biography tells Moore’s story from his 1929 birth in Pescadero, California – near what would become Silicon Valley – to his time as founder, chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation, the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer. getAbstract recommends this well-researched biography to anyone intrigued by the humble but brilliant scientist, the pioneering chemist and the electronics entrepreneur who helped create the high-tech world.

Take-Aways

  • Moore’s Law holds that the number of transistors in the typical silicon microchip will double every year or two as related manufacturing costs constantly decrease.
  • Gordon Moore, former chairman and CEO of Intel, created this maxim.
  • Moore believes silicon electronics to be as significant as the Industrial Revolution.

About the Authors

Arnold Thackray is founding CEO of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. David C. Brock is an electronics authority. Journalist Rachel Jones specializes in technology and entrepreneurship.


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