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

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Management number 232047519 Release Date 2026/06/18 List Price $18.71 Model Number 232047519
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This is the first biography of William Shockley, founding father of Silicon Valley - one of the most significant and reviled scientists of the 20th century. Drawing upon unique access to the private Shockley archives, veteran technology historian and journalist Joel Shurkin gives an unflinching account of how such promise ended in such ignominy. Read more

ISBN10 1403988153
ISBN13 978-1403988157
Edition Second Edition 2008
Language English
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Item Weight 7.4 ounces
Print length 311 pages
Part of series Macmillan Science
Publication date June 13, 2006

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