Broken genius : the rise and fall of William Shockley, creator of the electronic age

Broken genius : the rise and fall of William Shockley, creator of the electronic age / Joel N. Shurkin.

Author/creator	Shurkin, Joel N., 1938-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	London ; New York : Macmillan, 2006.
Description	ix, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Shockley, William, 1910-1989. Shockley, William, 1910-1989--Adversaries. Electrical engineers--United States --Biography. Social Darwinism--Biography. Nobel Prize winners--Biography.

Contents	I: Moira: May and Billy -- 'I've got dark eyes. I can frighten people' -- The lightness of being -- II: Hubris: war and the transistor -- 'Of a highly explosive character' -- 'I hope you have better luck in the future' -- 'I think we better call Shockley' -- 'There's enough glory in this for everybody' -- ' ... To do my climbing by moonlight & unroped' -- 'Well-equipped female with brains' -- III: Nemesis: silicon valley and obsession -- 'Really peculiar ideas about how to motivate people' -- 'Three generations of imbeciles are enough' -- 'What law of nature have you discovered?' -- 'Someday we may actually be terrible alone' -- 'The high cost of thinking the unthinkable' -- 'I love you'.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-284) and index.
LCCN	2006041039
ISBN	1403988153 (cloth)
ISBN	9781403988157 (cloth)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	TK140.S466 S58 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold