Robert Noyce
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About
Co-inventor with Jack Kilby of integrated circuits. He made possible microprocessors and the electronic revolution.
Before Fame
He was a researcher for the Philco Corporation before joining Shockley Semiconductor in Palo Alto, California, to work on transistors.
Trivia
He co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 to make a new, more efficient transistor and a decade later co-founded Intel.
Family Life
He was born in Burlington, Iowa, the second youngest of four sons born to the Rev. Ralph Brewster Noyce.
Associated With
He was idolized by the founder of Apple Steve Jobs for the invaluable advice and leadership he gave Jobs when Jobs was just starting out.
