Joel N. Shurkin: Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age

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.
ISBN: 9780230551923
Author: Joel N. Shurkin
Page: 297
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2006
Format: Book
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Language: English

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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.

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