American engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023) who proposed Moore's law, which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. Signed book set: The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vols. I–III, by Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton, and Matthew Sands. First, third, and second printings respectively. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1963–1965. Hardcovers, 8.75 x 11.25, containing Feynman's famous lectures on mechanics, radiation, heat, electromagnetism, matter, quantum mechanics, and other scientific topics. Signed in the first volume in blue ballpoint with his ownership signature, "G. E. Moore, 4/13/64," and in the two subsequent volumes, "G. E. Moore." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None, with wear and sunning to spines, minor bumps to corners, and shelf markings to the spines of Vols. II and III.
During this period, Moore was working as director of research and development at Fairchild Semiconductor and on the precipice of authoring his famous work—a year later, he began formulating 'Moore's law' in an essay entitled 'Cramming more components onto integrated circuits,' published in Electronics magazine. In the article, Moore observes the log-linear relationship between device complexity and time, and posits a yearly doubling in the number of components that can be fit onto an integrated circuit. This doubling facilitated the ever greater miniaturization and processing power of electronic devices.
In 1975, Moore slowed his prediction of a future rate of increase in complexity to 'a doubling every two years, rather than every year.' Now known as 'Moore's Law,' this observation has been a driving force for progress in the semiconductor industry—it has been widely adopted as both a guide for long-term planning and in setting targets for research and development. It is this ever-increasing level of miniaturization that has reduced a room-sized mainframe to a handheld tablet, and made it exponentially more useful. That Moore was able to accurately establish this outlook in a 1965 essay, just as computers were shifting from the transistor to the integrated circuit, is truly remarkable.
Interestingly, Moore had taken classes from Feynman while studying at Caltech. Recalling those lectures, Moore said: 'Listening to Feynman was a treat. It was physics taught by a Brooklyn taxi driver. He had the ability to make you think you understood everything he told you. I'd sit through one of his seminars and think, 'Boy, this is marvelous. Now I understand.' I'd try to explain it to somebody and had no idea how you got from here to there. Feynman would pull the wool over your eyes, and you didn't realize what was happening. It was a lot of fun' (see: Moore's Law by Thackeray, Brock and Jones, p. 100).
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