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David C. Brock

Senior Research Fellow

• E-mail: davidb-at-chemheritage-dot-org

David C. Brock is a senior research fellow with the Center for Contemporary History and Policy. As a historian of science and technology, he specializes in the history of semiconductor science, technology, and industry; the history of instrumentation; and oral history. Brock has studied the philosophy, sociology, and history of science at Brown University, the University of Edinburgh, and Princeton University. 

In collaboration with Hyungsub Choi he is preparing an analysis of semiconductor technology roadmapping, having presented preliminary results at the 2009 meeting of the Industry Studies Association.

Active Projects 

• Gordon E. Moore Biography Project
• CHF-UCSB CNS Pioneers of Nanotechnology Oral History Project

Select Publications 

•  Brock, David C. and Christophe Lécuyer.  2010. Makers of the Microchip:  A Documentary History of Fairchild Semiconductor. The MIT Press.
• Brock, David C. ed. 2006. Understanding Moore's Law:  Four Decades of Innovation.  Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia.
• Brock, David C. 2009. Patterning the World:  The Rise of Chemically Amplified Photoresists.  Chemical  Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia.
• Brock David C. "The Uncertain Future of Moore's Law: The Rise of 3-D Transistors and What it Means for Technology in the 21st Century," Science Progress, 15 June 2011.

Select Events

• History Live: Stephen Turner in conversation with David C. Brock. April 22, 2010.  Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Palo Alto, California.