What are the best books of the history of computers? I liked The Innovators by Isaacson. Any other recommendations?
In 1960, IBM built a fully automatic production line for transistors. It produced 1800 transistors an hour.
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Not exactly "the history", but Soul of a New Machine was one of my faves ... maybe a bit dated now.https://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0316491977 …
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What leverage, though! Each transistor went on to switch a million times per second for years -- maybe 100 trillion times.
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Each transistor *could* switch a million times per second, but I would guess that most of them *didn't*.
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and since the transistor was invented, 2.9 sextillion have been shipped
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That's one (original) Pentium every 2½ months.
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Four years later their integrated circuits were built into the Saturn V.
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It's really interesting how their ICs were unique. Those square, single-size metal cans are immediately identifiable as IBM.
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This was impressive for the time, and by 2030 IBM plan to upgrade it
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Humanity now produces more transistors than grains of rice.
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