The Law That´s Not A Law

Gordon Moore pioneered the integrated circuit and cofounded the chip giant Intel; in retirement he has focused on scienceand technology-oriented philanthropy. But thanks to an article he published in April 1965 in Electronics magazine, he???s known most widely for Moore´s Law, the prediction that has reflected???and helped drive-steady and staggeringly fast progress in computing technology. In preparation for the 50th anniversary of Moore´s prediction, IEEE Spectrum Associate Editor Rachel Courtland visited the man himself at his home on Hawaii´s Big Island.