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Ed Millis, an employee of
Texas Instruments for 37 years, has written a book, "TI, the Transistor, and Me," of his adventures and misadventures while
working at this famous company back in the 50s, 60s and 70s. He denies
that it's a history of TI and calls it "my dis-integrated circuit
through Texas Instruments."
REVIEWS
Jack Kilby, inventor
of the microchip at Texas Instruments and recent Nobel Prize winner said
this about the book: "A funny irreverent story of an
engineer growing up in Dallas, and within a major company in the high-tech
industry. I enjoyed it!"
Jack Ward, curator at the Transistor Museum, provided the following comments: “Mr. Ed
Millis is uniquely qualified to comment on the early history of the
transistor at Texas Instruments. After joining Geophysical Service, Inc.,
predecessor of Texas Instruments, in 1950 as an engineer on military
electronic equipment, Ed transferred in June 1954 to the Semiconductor
organization. This was the beginning of a decade’s long and successful
association between Ed and TI semiconductors. In his new book, Ed has
created a very readable, detailed account of the technically challenging
and personally rewarding years he spent at TI. He has created a “personal”
perspective, using a lucid (and humorous) writing style – you’ll think you
actually know the “larger than life” engineers and managers who helped
establish this company as one of the premier semiconductor manufacturers in
the world. This is a must-read book!”
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