The Chip
Narrated by Tom Perkins
- Released
- October 20, 2020
- Length
- 9 hrs 32 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media
In this revised edition of The Chip, T. R. Reid chronicles the remarkable journey of Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, whose groundbreaking discovery of the silicon microchip revolutionized technology. Their innovation not only paved the way for affordable computers but also marked the dawn of the digital age, transforming the world into a global information hub. Reid offers an engaging narrative that highlights the challenges and triumphs faced by these visionary engineers, culminating in Kilby's recognition with the Nobel Prize for physics in 2000.
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