Michael Riordan
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Crystal Fire
- The Birth of the Information Age
- By: Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson
- Narrated by: Dennis McKee
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
In 1947, two physicists at Bell Laboratories jabbed two electrodes into a sliver of germanium half an inch long. The electrical power coming out of that piece of germanium was 100 times stronger than what went in. In that moment, the transistor was invented and the information age began....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but not so much great performance
- By Ken Norhill on 07-04-24
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Crystal Fire
- The Birth of the Information Age
- Narrated by: Dennis McKee
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-19-19
- Language: English
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Crystal Fire
- The Birth of the Information Age
- By: Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson
- Narrated by: Dennis McKee
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4 out of 5 stars 41
"Without the invention of the transistor, I'm quite sure that the PC would not exist as we know it today." Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft Corporation. On December 16, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and not light on the science either!
- By Ziloni on 06-18-03
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Crystal Fire
- The Birth of the Information Age
- Narrated by: Dennis McKee
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-17-00
- Language: English
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