Primary Sources:

“Intel's First Microprocessor—the Intel® 4004.” Intel.com.
<http://www.intel.com/museum/archives/4004.htm>.

            This source is a very helpful article from the company Intel itself. It includes several images and a newspaper ad for the Intel 4004, the first microprocessor. It also includes links to other pages regarding the microprocessor. This is a good source to base the foundation of my project on.

 

Secondary Sources:

Internet:

 “Ted Hoff (1937-Present).” Velocity Guide. 
<http://www.velocityguide.com/computer-history/ted-hoff.html>.

            This source explained the background story behind the invention of the microprocessor; Ted Hoff's breakthrough was to contrive a set of chips that acted together to execute a device's routines. He produced a chip small enough to fit in virtually any device making computers, cameras, calculators and scores of other conveniences and machines able to "think."

 

Brain, Marshal. 2008. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm>.

            This source Details how a microprocessor (or CPU) works and other useful facts. The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, introduced in 1971. The 4004 was not very powerful -- all it could do was add and subtract, and it could only do that 4 bits at a time. Source includes several pages of information, pictures, and charts.

 

Grumet, Tobey. “The Fastest Microprocessor Ever Made.”  Popular Mechanics. 2001.         
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/1278631.html>.

            This source has a chart of microprocessor speeds since the 1970s to 2000. This source explains how microprocessors have made a marvelous improvement, and what we might be seeing in the future.

 

Hobbes, John. “Intel: How modern microprocessors are made.” Intel.com. <http://download.intel.com/pressroom/kits/chipmaking/Making_of_a_Chip.pdf>.

            This is a PDF of how a modern microprocessor is made today. This source includes many pictures and details on the complex construction of a microprocessor. I used pictures from this source to better explain the construction of the microprocessor.

 

Redin, James. “The Calculator and the Birth of the Microprocessor.”
<http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/tedhoff.htm>. 

            This source tells how Intel developed and won its rights to the microprocessor, it also has a great deal of information on the inventor, Ted Hoff. I used information from this source for a background on Ted Hoff.

 

Slater, Michael. “The Microprocessor Today.” 1996. IEEE Micro. <http://cva.stanford.edu/classes/cs99s/papers/slater-micro96-the-microprocessor-today.pdf>

            This source is a large 44 page report on the microprocessor that focuses mainly on its place in the modern world, and how it got there. Although most of it is directed toward marketing, several facts are also found throughout the document.

 

Turley, Jim. “Motoring with Microprocessors.” Embedded.com. 2003.
  <http://www.embedded.com/columns/significantbits/13000166?_requestid=542868#>.

            This is an interesting source detailing how much we use microprocessors on the road and in our homes. From listening to the radio to traffic lights. Also includes some insight on how they will be used in the future.

White, Miles. “25th Anniversary for Microprocessor.” The White Pages. 1996.
<http://www.computerwriter.com/archieves/1996/sf171196.htm>. 

            This source shows a detailed look at the history of the microprocessor; includes lots of background information. It also explains how Intel got the microprocessor, and how they are used. It also contains information about today’s microprocessors, which are more refined and more efficient.