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Has anyone ever found a study/research of how (in detail) Shockley hired technical staff? In an industry famed for unicorns and associated prescient hiring, Sh
by yourapostasy 6y ago
Has anyone ever found a study/research of how (in detail) Shockley hired technical staff?
In an industry famed for unicorns and associated prescient hiring, Shockley still has a distinguished track record for picking some pretty respectable bets on young researchers and engineers.
- dekhn 6y agoIIRC https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RTH6WK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RTH6WK (about Robert Noyce) covers it in some detail. And I'm sure it's documented in more detail in https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Genius-Shockley-Electronic-Macmillan/dp/0230551920 https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Genius-Shockley-Electronic-Mac... He did identify some very talented individuals but apparently was constantly slipping into paranoia and eugenics theory.