This is not a Chip War book review

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I was fascinated. Weirdo girls and boys, don’t worry, I’m not an expert at chips, so I’m throwing chip knowledge on you, but I’m fascinated by the story of innovation and how it has unfolded in history. Shockley was furious that his colleagues had discovered an experiment to prove his theories, and he was committed to outdoing them. He locked himself in a Chicago hotel room for two weeks over Christmas and began imagining different transistor structures, based on his unparalleled understanding of semiconductor physics. By January 1948, he’d conceptualized a new type of transistor, made up of three chunks of semiconductor material. I can feel my heartbeat when I read the sentences. This seems to be the life that I dream to have. Isolating myself, and hyper-focusing on solving problems I care about like a scientist. Coincidentally, I am alone this Christmas because my roommate goes on a two-week traveling today. What if I just try to imagine, innovate, and experiment with ideas for learn

As I had no friends to hang out with this Christmas, I started to read Chip War. I was fascinated. Weirdo girls and boys, don’t worry, I’m not an expert at chips, so I’m throwing chip knowledge on you, but I’m fascinated by the story of innovation and how it has unfolded in history. Shockley was furious that his colleagues had discovered an experiment to prove his theories, and he was committed to outdoing them. He locked himself in a Chicago hotel room for two weeks over Christmas and began imagining different transistor structures, based on his unparalleled understanding of semiconductor…

This is not a Chip War book review

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