MacMillan Science Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age, (Paperback)

from Shrike58

If there's a poster child for the concept of social intelligence than William Shockley was that man. There seems to be little other explanation for the deficiencies that led to the self-destruction of a glittering career that peaked with the winning of the Nobel Prize and then spiraled down into ...

from DonSiano

Joel Shurkin has done a reasonably good job in this book, and it is well worth reading if you have an interest in the history of technology and the forces that shape our times. Shockley was a very important player in the development of the transistor at Bell Labs, and his story has a lot to infor...

from DonSiano

Joel Shurkin has done a reasonably good job in this book, and it is well worth reading if you have an interest in the history of technology and the forces that shape our times. Shockley was a very important player in the development of the transistor at Bell Labs, and his story has a lot to infor...