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The Chip
By T.R. Reid
Archival Summary & Scope
Once gargantuan and costly, computers stumped engineers until two ingenious Americans, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, invented the silicon microchip. This stunning discovery, which earned Kilby a Nobel Prize, fundamentally launched the digital age. In this revised and updated edition of *The Chip*, T.R. Reid tells the gripping adventure story of their breakthrough and its transformation into a global information industry.Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed in the Read For Truth database under the primary pillar of Technology. It is cataloged here based on its relevance to established secondary research, thematic focus, and educational utility within this specific taxonomy.
