Silicon: From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness

"As soon as she heard me enter, Elvia awoke from a light sleep that had overcome her as she anxiously waited: 'How did it go?' Excited, I exclaimed: 'It works!' We embraced, almost overwhelmed with feelings of euphoria and happiness, aware that something epochal had happened. On that cold January night of 1971, the world's first microprocessor was born!"

The creation of the microprocessor launched the digital age. The key technology allowing unprecedented integration, and the design of the w...