Podfather
“Robert Noyce and the Rise of Silicon Valley”
2009•59m•Released
Documentary
Documentary telling the story of silicon chip inventor Robert Noyce, godfather of today's digital world. Re-living the heady days of Silicon Valley's seminal start-ups, the film tells how Noyce also founded Intel, the company responsible for more than 80 per cent of the microprocessors in personal computers.
Director
John Das
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Bristol Productions
Cast
James Callis
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gordon Moore
Self
Andy Grove
Self
Robert Noyce
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
BBC Bristol Productions
Producer
John Das
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