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Robert Noyce
Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel in 1968. He is also credited (along with Jack Kilby) with the invention of the integrated circuit or microchip. While Kilby's invention was six...
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Charles Stark Draper Prize
The National Academy of Engineering awards annually the Charles Stark Draper Prize, which is given for the advancement of engineering and the education of the public about engineering. It is one of three prizes that constitute the "Nobel Prizes of...
Year:
- 1989
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Notes/Description:
- for their independent development of the monolithic integrated circuit
National Medal of Science for Engineering
Year:
- 1979
Notes/Description:
- For contributions to a variety of semiconductor devices, but especially for the integratd circuit, the cornerstone of modern electronics.
