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Robert Noyce and the Rise of Silicon Valley

Genres

Documentary

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Documentary telling the story of silicon chip inventor Robert Noyce, godfather of today's digital world. Re-living the heady days of Silicon Valley's seminal start-ups, the film tells how Noyce also founded Intel, the company responsible for more than 80 per cent of the microprocessors in personal computers.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 October 2009

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

James Callis

James Callis

Self - Narrator (voice)

Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore

Self

Andy Grove

Andy Grove

Self

Robert Noyce

Robert Noyce

Self (archive footage)

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