{"id":202013,"date":"2015-09-06T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T22:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/moores-law-the-life-of-gordon-moore-silicon-valleys-quiet.php"},"modified":"2015-09-06T18:43:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T22:43:45","slug":"moores-law-the-life-of-gordon-moore-silicon-valleys-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/moores-law\/moores-law-the-life-of-gordon-moore-silicon-valleys-quiet.php","title":{"rendered":"Moore&#8217;s Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley&#8217;s Quiet &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Moores Law is an engaging biography and a definitive  account of the man behind the famous prediction. The authors are  Arnold Thackray, David C. Brock and Rachel Jones  a chemist, a  historian and a journalist  whose varied expertise makes for an  informed, thorough and readable chronicle.... Gordon Moores  forecast was spectacularly right. Yet, as this compelling  biography proves, even if he had never hazarded it, he would  remain a legend in Silicon Valley.  Wall Street Journal  <\/p>\n<p>    Arnold Thackray, David Brock and Rachel Jones transform Moore    from a man doing something inscrutable in the margins to a    comprehensible, fiercely driven technophile who shaped history    from the inside out.    Nature  <\/p>\n<p>    Thackray, Brock, and Jones run through Moores multifaceted    life with a refreshing lack of tech talk or science jargon,    revealing a man who realized his dreams while maintaining a    stable, affirming personal life.    Publishers Weekly  <\/p>\n<p>    [An] admiring, richly detailed book.... [T]echies will be    delighted with its full treatment of an important figure often    overshadowed by such luminaries as Steve Jobs and Larry    Ellison.    Kirkus Reviews  <\/p>\n<p>    Finally, Gordon Moore gets the biography he deserves! One of    the foremost pioneers of the digital revolution, he is a    visionary, engineer, and revered leader. His 'law' defined and    guided the growth of computing power, and his business acumen    helped to create Silicon Valley. This is an inspiring and    instructive tale of how brilliance and leadership can coexist    with humility and decency in a truly extraordinary person.    Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs  <\/p>\n<p>    Moore's Law is not only a definitive biography of a legendary    figure in computing, but a fascinating account of the forces    that triggeredand sustainthe digital revolution that has    changed life for all of us.    Steven Levy, author of Hackers and In the    Plex  <\/p>\n<p>    \"Gordon Moores story is one of disruptive innovation on the    grandest scale, practiced by a brilliant technologist. Now at    last we have the book that tells the story. Moores Law offers    a compelling, absorbing account of Silicon Valley, and its role    in human progress.\"    Clayton Christensen, Professor of Business Administration    at Harvard Business School and author of The Innovators    Dilemma  <\/p>\n<p>    If you think you know Moores Law, prepare to be enlightened.    If you think you know Gordon Moore, prepare to be enthralled.    And if all of this is new to you, prepare for the ride of your    life. This is the definitive story of the central theorem of    the digital age, the man behind it, and its ongoing impact on    us all.    John Hollar, President & CEO, Computer History    Museum  <\/p>\n<p>    With care and color, Moores Law tells us how Gordon    Moore, at the center of the IT revolution, applied his    knowledge and insight in a quiet and effective way. When Gordon    talked, everyone listened.    George P. Shultz, former U. S. Secretary of State and    Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover    Institution, Stanford University  <\/p>\n<p>    A remarkable book about a remarkable man, told with great    style and refreshing candor.    Carver Mead, the Gordon and Betty Moore Professor Emeritus    of Engineering and Applied Science, Caltech and winner of the    National Medal of Technology and Innovation  <\/p>\n<p>    Arnold Thackray and his co-authors integrate business history    with the history of science and technology with great success,    rendering this biography of Silicon Valleys most important    revolutionary a captivating and deeply illuminating read.    Moores Law is also a signal contribution to the study    of California history, showing how the social and cultural    circumstances of the Bay Area enabled Gordon Moores    creativity.    David A. Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor of History,    Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley  <\/p>\n<p>    \"I can remember when a transistor radio had one transistor in    itand now a giveaway bottle opener containing 8 billion of    them is sitting on my desk. Gordon Moore and a small circle of    accomplices, inseparable from the California landscape in which    their story took form, were at the center of the most radical    transformation in the history of technology. This is a    definitive chronicle: authoritative, detailed, and well    told.\"    George Dyson, author of Turing's Cathedral and    Darwin Among the Machines  <\/p>\n<p>    Almost everyone knows Moores Law. Almost no one knows the    Moore behind this law. Finally a book describing the quiet,    unassuming technology godfather of Silicon Valley. A great read    about a great man whose work truly changed the world.    Craig R. Barrett, Former CEO & Chairman, Intel    Corporation  <\/p>\n<p>    This marvelous and well-written book about Gordon Moore    captures his seminal role not only in Fairchild Semiconductor    and Intel Corp, but also in the saga of Silicon Valley. The    authors tell how Intel was managed into one of the great    successes of all time. Gordon Moore in his quiet,    non-threatening, and brainy manner created an atmosphere in    which new ideas flourished and growth was encouraged. Moore's    Law, his remarkable insight, has proved prescient. Woven into    this story is the modest and loving relationship between Gordon    and Betty, his wife of 65 years.    Arthur Rock, Co-Founder of Silicon Valley venture capital    firm Davis & Rock and original investor of Fairchild    Semiconductor  <\/p>\n<p>    A remarkable insight into the man who did so much to make    Silicon Valley.    David Morgenthaler, founder of Silicon Valley venture    capital firm Morgenthaler Ventures<\/p>\n<p>  Arnold Thackray, active in the public life of scholarship,  is a distinguished academic and the founding CEO of the Chemical  Heritage Foundation. David C. Brock is a recognized  authority on electronics, and Rachel Jones is a London  journalist specializing in technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Follow this link:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moores-Law-Silicon-Valleys-Revolutionary\/dp\/0465055648\" title=\"Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet ...\">Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Moores Law is an engaging biography and a definitive account of the man behind the famous prediction.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/moores-law\/moores-law-the-life-of-gordon-moore-silicon-valleys-quiet.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moores-law"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}