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Corporation, Intel, and . Intel Ad, 1971. 1971. Bloomberg BusinessweekWeb. 19 Mar 2013. <http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/07/0702_retelling_computer_history/10.h tm>. I used this picture on my page on Intel.

Corporation, Intel. Ted Hoff with 8080 Chip, 1975. N.d. calisphereWeb. 19 Feb 2013. <http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8290224w/hi-res.jpg>. I used this picture as a portrait of Ted Hoff, inventor of the microprocessor, and as a link.

Gromov, Gregory. The Traitorous Eight. N.d. NetvalleyWeb. 18 Mar 2013. <http://www.netvalley.com/silicon_valley/images/silicon_valley_history/fairchild _semiconductor_8.jpg>. I used this picture on my website as a link.

hero. N.d. apple.comWeb. 21 Jan 2013. <http://images.apple.com/home/images/hero.jpg>. I used this picture to demonstrate the microchips impact.

Hom, Jennifer. Robert Noyce's 84th Birthday . N.d. GoogleWeb. 19 Feb 2013. <http://www.google.com/logos/2011/noyce11-hp.jpg>. This picture was symbolic, as it was made by a company that benefited greatly from the microchip. I used this picture to represent Google on my page about Turning Points.

Huber, Michael. ENIAC. N.d. google.comWeb. 5 Jan 2013. <http://www.fi.edu/learn/case-files/eckertmauchly/ENIAC_Image_2.jpg>. I used this image of the ENIAC on my website. Kilby, Jack S.. "Jack S. Kilby - Autobiography." Nobelprize.org: The Official Site of the Nobel Prize. nobelprize.org, n.d. Web. 5 Jan 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2000/kilbyautobio.html>. I used Jack Kilbys autobiography for some basic understanding of the microchip. The autobiography itself was brief, and so I mainly used this source for background knowledge.

Jack Kilby. N.d. Computer museum of AmericaWeb. 18 Mar 2013. <http://www.computer-museum.org/people/images/jack_kilby_bw_small.jpg>. I used this picture on my website as a link.

Jack S. Kilby. N.d. nobelprize.orgWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2000/kilby_1958_pho to.jpg>. I used this picture of Jack Kilby on my page about him. Miniaturization Technologies . Washington DC: Congress of the United States, 1991. Print. This book provided me with some good graphs that charted the progress of the microchip. Rada, J. The impact of micro-electronics. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1980. Print. I used this book for information about how much the microchip has affected our world.

Robert Noyce. 2011. etechmagWeb. 20 Feb 2013. I used this picture on my website.

Space shuttle Columbia launching. N.d. en.wikipedia.orgWeb. 21 Jan 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Space_Shuttle_Columbia _launching.jpg>. This picture was used on my page about the microchips impact.

This Is the First Microchip. N.d. gizmodo.comWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2012/01/6c9365ad3e434ab7a32c 584adf0f4f8a.jpg>. I used this picture on my page about Jack Kilby to show what Kilbys first chip looked like.

Traitorous Eight. N.d. en.wikipedia.orgWeb. 10 Feb 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/The_Traitorous_Eight.jpg /400px-The_Traitorous_Eight.jpg>. I used this picture on my page about Fairchild Semiconductor.

William Shockley. N.d. www.nndb.comWeb. 8 Feb 2013. <http://www.nndb.com/people/106/000026028/oshockl001p1.jpg>. This was a picture of the transistors co-inventor, that I used on my prehistory page.

1970. WGBHWeb. 23 Mar 2013. <http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/shared/npr/styles/card_wide/nprshared/20 1204/149995364.jpg>. This was used as a picture of venture capitalist Arthur Rock.

Secondary Sources

. "An Outline of the History of the Transistor." PBS. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/index.html>. This website provided me with a good grounding in transistors.

Berlin, Leslie. The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley. Oxford University Press, 2005. Print. I used this biography of Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the microchip, for information about Fairchild and Intel.

BMW i3 Concept. 2012. caronwhite.comWeb. 25 Jan 2013. <http://caronwhite.com/cars/i3-concept/>. I used this picture as part of my graphic on my home page.

Cashmore, Pete. The Post-PC Era. 2012. mashable.comWeb. 6 Feb 2013. <http://mashable.com/2012/12/11/responsive-web-design/>. I used this as part of my graphic on the home page.

Computer History. Web. 6 Jan 2013. <http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/computerhistory/>. This video provided basic information about the first electronic computer, ENIAC, making sure to mention the downfalls of early computing. It also talked about the microchip and how far-reaching it is.

Colson, Bradley, dir. Jack Kilby and the Microchip. Dir. Schweitzberger. 2012. Web. 9 Jan 2013. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXDRF5wvp-o>. I used an audio recording of Jack Kilbys voice from this YouTube video.

Corporation, Intel. "The Story of the Intel 4004." Intel. N.p.. Web. 12 Mar 2013. <http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/museum-story-of-intel4004.html>. This was a useful website about the first microprocessor. Drake, Reuben. First Digital Cameras from GE. 2007. slipperybrick.comWeb. 19 Feb 2013. <http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/ge-g-1-digitalcamera-general-imaging.jpg>. I used this on my page Turning Points. Facebook logo. N.d. st-johns.org.zaWeb. 21 Jan 2013. <http://www.stjohns.org.za/Websites/stjohns/images/facebook_logo.png>. I used this picture to represent Facebook. Gates, Bill. The Road Ahead. 1st ed . Penguin Books USA Inc., 1995. Print. This book discussed the Information Age, and had some useful information on the microchip. If transistors were people. 2011. intel.comWeb. 15 Feb 2013. <http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/marquees/mooreslaw-tech-page-masthead-5-1.jpg.rendition.cq5dam.thumbnail.640.213.jpg>. This excellent graphic illustrates Moores Law, which talks about the microchips progress. . "Jack Kilby." Texas Instruments. N.p.. Web. 8 Jan 2013. <http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/kilbyctr/jackstclair.shtml>. The company where Jack Kilby invented the first chip provided a short biography that has told me just how large a turning point the microchip was and is. Kaplan, Fred, dir. Fred Kaplan: Thursday 9/3. Dir. Tavis Smiley. Web. 20 Feb 2013. <http://video.pbs.org/video/1241241974.>. Fred Kaplan describes how important the microchip has become in our everyday lives. Maclowry, Randall, dir. American Experience: SiliconValley. Film. Jan 12 2013. <http://video.pbs.org/video/2332168287>.

This video is about Silicon Valley, and the microchip. . "Microchips now used in everything from toilets to tombstones." Kurzweil: Accelerating Intelligence. Mercury News, 21 2010. Web. 5 Jan 2013. <http://www.kurzweilai.net/microchips-now-used-in-everything-from-toilets-totombstones>. Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor who believes that man and machine will merge, and he believes microchips will help do this. One does not have to agree with this future, but the article on his website shows just how widely the microchip is put into use today.

Microchip. N.d. dreamstime.comWeb. 6 Feb 2013. <http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_659/13266288065u7d3Z.jpg>. This was a part of my home page graphic.

N.d. plyojump.comWeb. 3 Jan 2013. <http://plyojump.com/classes/images/hardware/logic_computer_chip.jpg>. This picture was used as a close-up to show the complexity of a microchip. Pogue, David, dir. Making Stuff: Smaller. Web. 20 Feb 2013. <http://video.pbs.org/video/1754649512>. David Pogue explains the semiconductor and the microchip, and demonstrates the necessity of microchips in digital cameras at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Reid, T.R. "Jack Kilby, Touching Lives on Micro and Macro Sales." Washington Post (2005): n.pag.The Washington Post. Web. 20 Nov 2012. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101646.html>. This website has a lot of quotes and also has some examples of what microchips are used in.

Satellite Calypso Satellite. N.d. Calypso OutreachWeb. 25 Jan 2013. <http://calipsooutreach.hamptonu.edu/images/img_gallery/Satellite/sat_white_lg. html>. I used this as part of my graphic on the home page.

Stogner, Linda, dir. The Chip that Jack Built. Web. 20 Jan 2013. <http://www.kera.org/tv/productions/the-chip-that-jack-built-2009/>. This short documentary gave me good information about Jack Kilby, co-inventor of the microchip. "The History of the Microchip". Nobelprize.org. 6 Jan 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/integrated_circuit/history/ The website article about the microchip had some information I used about Jack Kilby and Bob Noyce, two people instrumental to the microchip development. I also used a picture comparing the vacuum tube and the transistor.

Trefil, James. Electricity and Magnetism. Mcdougall Littell, 2007. 61. Print. I used this book for a definition of the microchip, and also incorporated a quote into my website. Zygmont, Jeffrey. Microchip. 1st Printing. Perseus Publishing, 2003. Print Zygmonts book has detailed recounts of the microchips journey, as well as valuable quotes from Jack Kilby and others. . "1906: De Forest Audion Vacuum Tube." CED Magic. N.p.. Web. 5 Jan 2013. <http://www.cedmagic.com/history/deforest-audion.html>. This web page helped me understand the history of the vacuum tube. 2010. listsoplentyWeb. 19 Feb 2013. <http://cdn2.listsoplenty.com/listsoplentycdn/pix/uploads/2010/03/Kilby_microchip-first-ever.jpg>. I used this picture to show how miniaturization has progressed.

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