Chapter 1
The Stanford spark and the HP garage
Chapter 2
Shockley and the traitorous eight
Chapter 3
The silicon gold rush
Chapter 4
From orchards to microchips
YOUR GOAL
Master of The birth of Silicon Valley
Ch 2 · Shockley and the traitorous eight
steve Shockley and the traitorous eight
When brilliant engineers sought a new path, Their innovations shaped the modern world's aftermath.
steve The rebel scientists secured funding through a deal signed on ten one-dollar bills.
steve Eight brilliant scientists resigned from Shockley's company together, earning the nickname the 'Traitorous Eight.'
BETA
steve Connect the rebel sparks to their innovations to understand Silicon Valley's beginning.
Fun Fact
Transistor substitute: Before silicon transistors, computers used hot, fragile glass vacuum tubes that frequently attracted bugs and burned out.
Glossary
transistor (noun)
A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. In 1957, eight disgruntled scientists left William Shockley's laboratory to manufacture silicon transistors at Fairchild.
A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. In 1957, eight disgruntled scientists left William Shockley's laboratory to manufacture silicon transistors at Fairchild.
Quiz
What unusual object did the 'Traitorous Eight' rebels sign to seal their initial partnership?
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What did William Shockley call the eight scientists who left his semiconductor company in 1957?
Quiz
Why did the group known as the 'Traitorous Eight' leave Shockley Semiconductor in 1957?
Quiz
Who funded the 'Traitorous Eight' scientists to start their new semiconductor company in 1957?
Quiz
Which future co-founder of Intel was part of the 'Traitorous Eight' group of scientists?
Quiz
What chemical element did William Shockley insist on using for transistors, giving Silicon Valley its name?