Mountain View’s Computer History Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the artifacts and stories of the information age, hosts a conversation between two Silicon Valley titans, Gordon Moore and Carver Mead, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the museum.

The program, “Computer History Museum Presents: The 40th Anniversary of Moore’s Law,” is co-hosted by SEMI and features Moore, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel, and Mead, chairman and founder of Foveon, informally discussing the impact of “Moore’s Law” - which states that transistor density on integrated circuits will double about every two years - on technology, business and society.

Moore and Mead will include personal stories surrounding the theory’s invention, evolution and future directions.

Forty years ago, “Moore’s Law” became an accurate forecast of the rapid pace of semiconductor innovation. Since then, his theory has been a technology benchmark for the semiconductor equipment and materials industry, stimulating suppliers to invest billions of dollars in research and development to push the limits of CMOS silicon.

Mead, formerly a professor at Caltech, coined the term “Moore’s Law.”

Moore’s original prediction that circuit density would double every year was right on the mark for the first 10 years. In 1975, Moore revisited the issue and adjusted the prediction to a doubling every two years - although it is popularly quoted in the press as being every 18 months.

Preregistration is required. Entry is free for members of the Computer History Museum; nonmembers are asked to donate $10 to the museum. A member reception begins at 6 p.m., with the discussion beginning at 7 p.m. To register, visit www.computerhistory.org.

The Computer History Museum is located at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.