The Prophet of Silicon Valley

This episode traces Gordon Moore's 1965 prediction about integrated circuits—what became Moore's Law—and how a practical, data-driven forecast reshaped the semiconductor industry into a rhythm of engineering, manufacturing, and planning.

It covers Moore's path from chemist to co‑founder of Intel, the Traitorous Eight split from Shockley, the role of Fairchild, and how Moore's emphasis on manufacturability and economics turned a trend line into a decades‑long industry discipline and legacy of philanthropy.