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020			_a9781949003413
082			_a621.39092 _bFAG
100			_aFaggin, Federico
245			_aSilicon : from the invention of the microprocessor to the new science of consciousness
260			_bWaterside Productions, _c2021 _aCardiff :
300			_axiv, 290 p. ; _bill., _c23 cm.
365			_b1903.80 _c₹ _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-236)
520			_aThe creation of the microprocessor launched the digital age. The key technology allowing unprecedented integration, and the design of the world’s first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, were the achievement of Federico Faggin. Shrinking an entire computer onto a tiny and inexpensive piece of silicon would come to define our daily lives, imbuing myriad devices and everyday objects with computational intelligence.In Silicon, internationally recognized inventor and entrepreneur Federico Faggin chronicles his “four lives”: his formative years in war-torn Northern Italy; his pioneering work in American microelectronics; his successful career as a high-tech entrepreneur; and his more recent explorations into the mysteries of consciousness. In this heartfelt memoir, Faggin paints vivid anecdotes, steps readers through society-changing technological breakthroughs, and shares personal insights, as each of his lives propels the next.
650			_aItaly
650			_aMicroprocessors
650			_aUnited States
650			_aMOS Silicon-Gate Technology
650			_aMask-Making process
650			_aHuman intelligence
650			_aArtificial intelligence
650			_aConsciousness units
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