Silicon

This autobiography follows Federico Faggin, a tech icon who contributed to shaping the world we know today with his inventions such as the microprocessor and touchscreen. From childhood to his passion for the scientific study of consciousness, Faggin reflects on his four eventful lives, successes and setbacks, discoveries and changes, friends, and foes. Get an inside look at his personal life and the technologies he created, enriched with anecdotes and insights. Discover the man behind the revolutionary inventions.