In 1965, Gordon Moore noticed that the number of transistors per chip was doubling every year or two. He predicted it would last for at least another decade through 1975. But as that was proven true, chips became more powerful and cheaper. And so there's been a sort of virtuous cycle between cost of computing declining and even more investment dollars going into driving that down further.
Today we’re bringing you an episode on chips. No, not potato chips. Kevin has been pitching an episode on the truly fascinating world of chips and semiconductors for quite a while, but our friends at the The Ezra Klein Show got to it first. This week on Hard Fork: Ezra Klein’s engrossing conversation with historian Chris Miller. It’s a must listen. Thank you to Ezra for beating us in our quest for a great chips episode.
We'll be back with our regularly scheduled tech coverage, with Kevin and Casey next week.