James M. Goldey

James M. Goldey begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in Wilmington, Delaware. He discusses his education, his involvement with World War II, the influence of the Great Depression, and his early interest in electronics. He also details his education at the University of Delaware and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Next, he chronicles his involvement with the electronics industry and his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Then he describes his interaction with William B. Shockley, Julius Molnar, Jack Moll, and Ian M. Ross. Goldey continues the interview by describing his work assignments at Bell Labs, along with his involvement with the Nike-X missile, silicon transistors, integrated circuit development, and hybrid circuits. Finally, he recounts his accomplishments at Bell Labs and his involvement with historical works about the transistor and integrated circuits. Goldey concludes the interview by reflecting on his career and the industry.

Bell Telephone Laboratories

1954 - 1989 Director, Linear and High Voltage Integrated Circuit Laboratory

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.

Christophe Lécuyer

Christophe Lécuyer is a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and he received a Ph.D. in history from Stanford University. He was a fellow of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology and has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of Virginia. Before becoming a senior research fellow at CHF, Lécuyer was the program manager of the electronic materials department. He has published widely on the history of electronics, engineering education, and medical and scientific instruments, and is the author of Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930–1970 (2005).