Thomas E. Everhart's oral history begins with a discussion of his work with the scanning electron microscope, his work both at University of California, Berkeley and at Westinghouse Central Research Labs, and his collaboration with Andy Grove. Throughout the oral history, Everhart talks about Gordon E. Moore and Moore's contributions to the electronics world, including Moore's Law and predictions that Moore made regarding integrated circuits. Everhart also describes the process of interviewing for the position of president at the Caltech and expounds on his time as president, which provided opportunities for institutional growth and entrepreneurship. He details his and Caltech's relationship with Arnold O. Beckman and addresses the impact of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation on Caltech. In closing, Everhart discusses his admiration for both Gordon and Betty Moore, and what they have done for Caltech.
Hughes Aircraft Company, Research and Development Laboratories
1953 - 1955
Member of the Technical Staff, research on microwave tubes
University of California, Berkeley
1958 - 1962
Assistant Professor, Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
1967 - 1978
Professor, Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
1972 - 1977
Department Chairman, Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
1962 - 1967
Associate Professor, Engineering and Computer Science
Watkins-Johnson Company
1960
Research and Development, microwave electron tubes
Watkins-Johnson Company
1961
Consultant, mm-wave low noise tubes
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
1961
Research and Development, electron beams as applied to semiconductor analysis and fabrication
Ampex Research and Development Laboratories
1961 - 1970
Consultant, electron beam recording
Hughes Research Laboratory
1965 - 1980
Consultant, problems of electron optics and electron physics
Cornell University
1979 - 1984
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1984 - 1987
Chancellor and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
California Institute of Technology
1987 - 1994
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
University of Cambridge
1998
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Title and Description Page
Early Research 1
University of California, Berkeley. Scanning electron microscope. Westinghouse Research Labs. Fairchild Semiconductor. Andy Grove. Advancement of integrated circuits. Metal Oxide Semiconductor transistors and circuits. Electron beam lithography. Comparing early work to work at Intel. Moore's Law, Moore's Observation, and the influence of Moore. Grove's lessons.
Leadership and Management 10
Caltech and the integrated circuit revolution. Cornell University submicron laboratory. Interviewing for president position at Caltech. Gordon Moore and entrepreneurship. Growth at Caltech. Arnold Beckman.
After California Institute of Technology 18
The Moore Foundation and its impact on Caltech. Final impressions of Gordon Moore.
Notes 22
Index 23
David C. Brock
David C. Brock is a senior research fellow with the Center for Contemporary History and Policy at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. 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 the policy arena Brock recently published Patterning the World: The Rise of Chemically Amplified Photoresists, a white-paper case study for the Center’s Studies in Materials Innovation. 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.