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Led by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, changing the way the world works, plays, and communicates. Noyce's invention of...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[2013]
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| Summary: | Led by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, changing the way the world works, plays, and communicates. Noyce's invention of the microchip ultimately re-shaped the future, launching the world into the Information Age. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience in 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Jon Else ; music, John Kusiak, P. Andrew Willis ; story by Randall MacLowry. |
| ISBN: | 9781608838363 1608838366 |
| Access: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |