The Chip by Tr Reid
Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world's brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce hit upon the stunning discovery that would make possible the silicon microchip, a work that would ultimately earn Kilby the Nobel Prize for physics in 2000. In this completely revised and updated edition of The Chip, T.R. Reid tells the gripping adventure story of their invention and of its growth into a global information industry. This is the story of how the digital age began.Reid is a former head of the Washington Post's Tokyo and London bureaus and a longstanding correspondent for the publication. He is a National Public Radio analyst and has contributed to several PBS projects as a journalist. A Fine Mess, The Healing of America, The United States of Europe, The Chip, and Confucius Lives Next Door are among his best-selling novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375758287 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375758283 |
| Title | The Chip |
| Author | Tr Reid |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2001-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Booklist Editor's Choice for Young Adults. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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