| Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Shurkin, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230551920 ISBN-13: 9780230551923 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: The first biography of William Shockley--inventor of the transistor, father of silicon semi-conductors, and center of one of the most vicious controversies in modern science |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - Transistors - Technology & Engineering | History |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: MacMillan Science |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.17" W x 8.94" (1.01 lbs) 302 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first biography of William Shockley, founding father of Silicon Valley - one of the most significant and reviled scientists of the 20th century. Drawing upon unique access to the private Shockley archives, veteran technology historian and journalist Joel Shurkin gives an unflinching account of how such promise ended in such ignominy. |