Robert Noyce
American businessman and engineer
Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990) was an American physicist and businessman. He co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He was an important person in Silicon Valley.[nb 1][1]
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| Born | Robert Norton Noyce December 12, 1927 |
| Died | June 3, 1990 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Known for | Co-founding Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Bottomley Ann Bowers |
| Children | William B. Noyce Pendred Noyce Priscilla Noyce Margaret Noyce |
| Parent(s) | Ralph Brewster Noyce Harriet May Norton |
| Awards | Faraday Medal (1979) Harold Pender Award (1980) John Fritz Medal (1989) |
| Website | www |
Noyce died of a heart attack at age 62 on June 3, 1990 at a hospital in Austin, Texas.[2]
Notes change
- ↑ While Kilby's invention was six months earlier, neither man rejected the title of co-inventor.
References change
- ↑ Lécuyer, p. 129
- ↑ Hays, Constance L. (June 4, 1990). "An Inventor of the Microchip, Robert N. Noyce, Dies at 62". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
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