The Thinking Machine
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What’s it about?
The messy, human drama behind the microprocessor—the tiny silicon brain that changed everything, born from obsession, rivalry, and accidental genius.
You’ll learn
- How a garage startup sparked the PC revolution
- Why Intel bet the company on microprocessors
- The power of Moore's Law as a self-fulfilling prophecy
- How mobile chips dethroned the desktop king