Inventing the Digital Age

This book project examined the history of Fairchild Semiconductor through its initial years as the company made its technological breakthrough of the planar process, which became the platform technology for microchip fabrication. The book, Understanding Moore’s Law: four decades of innovation, edited by David C. Brock, was published in 2006.

Staff: David Brock

Brown Bag Lecture Series

Enjoy a bring-your-own brown-bag lunch while listening to CHF scholars share their research.

Hear It Firsthand

CHF’s Oral History Program captures and preserves the stories of notable figures in chemistry and related fields.

Historically Grounded Perspectives

The Center for Contemporary History and Policy explores issues ranging from energy to medicine on CHF's blog, Periodic Tabloid.