Gilder, George F., 1939-

The silicon eye / George Gilder. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2005. - 318 p. : ill ; 21 cm. - Enterprise . - Enterprise (New York, N.Y.) .

"Atlas books.". Includes index.

Prologue : who is Carver Mead? -- Delbrück bursts in -- The fourth camera -- Merrill's view -- The charged competition -- Annealing neurons -- FF -- Beyond the silicongate -- Tobermory -- The Hopfield net -- Carverland -- Michelle -- Misha -- Synaptics -- The analog perplex -- Seizing the sword -- The cat -- Teleology at Oxford -- White rabbit -- Merrill's magic -- Lyon's den of many colors -- Photokina 2000 and beyond -- Foveon's disruptive challenge -- Holy kammoli! -- Foveon RAW in Vegas.

Traces the history of Foveon, a Silicon Valley company whose technology is used to create superior photographic images, and profiles the men and women behind the company's success.



0393057631 (hardcover)

2004030994




High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Digital electronics.
Photography--Digital techniques.
Electronic digital computers.
Artificial intelligence.
Computer vision.
Visual perception.
Cellular telephones.
High technology industries.
Digital electronics.
Photography.
Electronic digital computers.
Artificial intelligence.
Computer vision.
Visual perception.
Cellular telephones.

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