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Download or read book To the Digital Age written by Ross Knox Bassett and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bassett (history, North Carolina State U.) combines corporate and technological history in his examination of the development and propagation of the metal- oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor, the backbone of digital electronics. One of the primary questions the study addresses is how organizational leadership contributes to the ability to successfully adapt to technological change. The focus is on the operations of Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, and IBM. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).