Charged Bodies: People, Power, and Paradoxes That Launched Silicon Valley - Paperbackby Thomas Mahon (Author) At the heart of Silicon Valley's meteoric rise is a story etched in the lives of those who shaped it and those who were forever transformed by it. Author Tom Mahon provides an insider's perspective on the birth of the semiconductor industry, which sparked the region's transformation from sleepy farmland to the heart and soul of the high tech revolution. Through twenty five extended, in person interviews you'll meet a diverse