{"product_id":"2026200012858-secondhand-portraits-in-silicon","title":"Portraits In Silicon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nascent decades of the digital age, a handful of brilliant, driven, and often eccentric visionaries reshaped the very fabric of human civilization — and Portraits in Silicon brings their remarkable stories to vivid life. Robert Slater presents an authoritative collection of biographical profiles chronicling the pioneers of the computer revolution, from the inventors of foundational hardware to the software architects whose code quietly became the scaffolding of the modern world. Each portrait illuminates not just the technical genius of its subject, but the ambition, obsession, and sheer force of will that transformed Silicon Valley from a patch of California farmland into the engine of the Information Age.\n\nSlater's writing is precise yet accessible, balancing the rigorous demands of technological history with the narrative drive of compelling biography. The collection argues, implicitly but powerfully, that history is shaped not by abstract forces but by singular individuals at pivotal moments — and that understanding the men and machines behind the microchip is essential to understanding the contemporary world. A work of enduring relevance, Portraits in Silicon leaves the reader wondering which unseen genius, working quietly in a garage or laboratory today, is already drafting the next chapter of our digital future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203282346203,"sku":"2026200012858-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cbb03ed8-997b-4cee-94df-e1fc77602b56.png?v=1788147470","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012858-secondhand-portraits-in-silicon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}