Author:
Malone, Michael S. (Michael Shawn), 1954- author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
Imprint:New York, NY : HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Descriptionxviii, 541 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction. Artifacts -- pt. I. The Fairchildren (1957-1968). The traitorous eight -- The greatest company that never was -- Digital diaspora -- pt. II. Start-up (1968-1971). The ambivalent recruit -- Intelligent electronics -- Robert Noyce: The preacher's son -- The demon of Grinnell -- The pig thief -- A man on the move -- Gordon Moore: Dr. Precision -- A singular start-up -- The wild west -- Bittersweet memories -- pt. III. The spirit of the age (1972-1987). Miracle in miniature -- The inventor -- A sliver of history -- Dealing down -- The philosopher's chip -- Product of the century -- pt. IV. The most important company in the world (1988-1999). Crush -- Silicon Valley aristocracy -- Public affairs -- Consumer fantasies -- A thousand fathers -- The knights of Moore's Law -- (Over) ambitions -- Beatification -- The heart of Andrew Grove -- Mother and child -- Father and child reunion -- Andy in exile -- Freedom fighter -- A new life, a new name -- Bylined -- Riding a rocket -- For the cause -- East of Eden -- Turn at the tiller -- Eminence -- Crash -- Memory loss -- Andy agonistes -- Mentoring a legend -- The man of the hour -- Juggernaut -- Empyrean -- The swimmer -- pt. V. The price of success (2000-2014). Family matters -- Inside Intel inside -- Wired world -- Pentium -- The bug of all bugs -- The endless lawsuit -- Mea culpa -- Bunny hop -- Running the asylum -- pt. VI. Aftermath. The full weight of the law -- Epilogue: Roaring at the night -- Appendix : A tutorial on technology.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-524) and index.
Note:Told through the lives of Intel's three most important figures and based on full access to the corporation's archives, this authoritative history of the defining company of the global digital economy tells the story of the geniuses behind it.
