IC pioneer Jack Kilby dies

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Microchip Pioneer Jack Kilby Dies at 81
(AP)

Microchip Pioneer Jack Kilby Dies at 81
(AP) 06/22/2005 02:36 AM
AP - Nobel laureate Jack Kilby, whose 1958 invention of the integrated circuit ushered in the modern electronics age and made possible the microprocessor, has died after a battle with cancer.

Microchip pioneer Jack Kilby Dies at 81

Microchip pioneer Jack Kilby Dies at 81 06/22/2005 01:50 AM
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Nobel laureate Jack Kilby, whose 1958 invention of the integrated circuit opened the way for the microchips that are the brains of today's computers, video games, DVD players and cell phones, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 81. Kilby died Monday, according to Texas Instruments, where Kilby worked for many years.

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Jack Kilby, integrated circuit pioneer,
dead at 81

Jack Kilby, integrated circuit pioneer,
dead at 81 06/22/2005 02:56 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Jack Kilby, whose work in the late 1950s on the integrated circuit paved the way for the modern computing era, died Monday in Dallas at the age of 81 after a brief struggle against cancer, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced Tuesday.

The Nobel Prize-winning engineer developed one of the first integrated circuits, a collection of transistors organized to work on computing tasks. Kilby and TI built an integrated circuit in 1958, and filed for a patent for the device in 1959, a few months before Intel Corp. co-founder Robert Noyce also filed for an integrated circuit patent while employed by Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.

Fairchild and TI eventually settled their legal differences over the creation of the first integrated circuit and cross-licensed their technologies, allowing the semiconductor industry to flourish.

But Kilby was also responsible for several other groundbreaking inventions while employed by TI, including a handheld electronic calculator and a thermal printer, TI said in a release.

"Jack was one of the true pioneers of the semiconductor industry," said TI President and Chief Executive Officer Rich Templeton, in the release. "Every engineer, myself included, owes no small part of their livelihood to the work Jack Kilby did here at Texas Instruments. We will miss him."

Kilby worked for TI from 1958 to 1983, holding several management positions over his tenure. He was also a professor at Texas A&M University from 1978 to 1984.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his contributions to the development of the integrated circuit.

Kilby leaves two daughters, five grandaugthers and a son-in-law, TI said. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized.

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News: Jack Kilby, integrated circuit
pioneer, dead at 81

News: Jack Kilby, integrated circuit
pioneer, dead at 81 06/22/2005 02:33 AM
One of the early innovators in the computing industry, Jack Kilby, died Monday at the age of 81.

Jack Kilby, Inventor of Integrated
Circuit, Dies

Jack Kilby, Inventor of Integrated
Circuit, Dies 06/22/2005 02:16 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit, the basis of the computer chip revolution and foundation of what is now a trillion-dollar industry, died of cancer on Monday.

Jack Kilby, Integrated Circuit Inventor,
Dies

Jack Kilby, Integrated Circuit Inventor,
Dies 06/22/2005 02:41 AM

About the only thing that doesn’t have IC’s, or their descendents, in them today are toilet tissue rolls. Oh, and breakfast cereal, but I expect those to be covered sometime this fall. The year was 1958 and the world was deep into the newest craze: rock and roll. Down in Texas, Jack Kilby was showing the very first integrated circuit to the world….

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Jack S. Kilby, an Inventor of the
Microchip, Is Dead at 81

Jack S. Kilby, an Inventor of the
Microchip, Is Dead at 81 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
Jack S. Kilby, an electrical engineer whose invention of the integrated circuit gave rise to the information age, died Monday in Dallas.

Integrated Circuit Inventor Jack Kilby
Dead at 81

Integrated Circuit Inventor Jack Kilby
Dead at 81 06/22/2005 01:47 AM

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Bob Evans, IBM mainframe pioneer, dies
at 77

Bob Evans, IBM mainframe pioneer, dies
at 77 09/05/2004 11:46 PM
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Computer Pioneer Bob Bemer Dies

Computer Pioneer Bob Bemer Dies 06/25/2004 12:27 AM

Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77

Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77 09/05/2004 09:52 PM
Evans led a team that developed a new class of mainframe computers that allowed different applications to be run simultaneously.

Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies

Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies 09/06/2004 03:34 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 6 2004 7:50AM GMT

Programming pioneer Bob Bemer dies at 84

Programming pioneer Bob Bemer dies at 84 06/24/2004 06:03 PM
ASCII, ESC, /, COBOL, Y2K, RIP

Pioneer for women in IT dies aged 63

Pioneer for women in IT dies aged 63 01/06/2005 07:20 AM
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Jack Paar, 85, Former 'Tonight' Show
Host, Dies

Jack Paar, 85, Former 'Tonight' Show
Host, Dies 01/27/2004 05:15 PM
Jack Paar was a prickly, often emotional and always unpredictable humorist who hosted the "Tonight" show from 1957 to 1962, died today.

Former 'Tonight Show' Host Jack Paar
Dies (AP)

Former 'Tonight Show' Host Jack Paar
Dies (AP) 01/27/2004 05:17 PM
AP - Jack Paar, who held the nation's rapt attention as he pioneered late-night talk on "The Tonight Show," then told his viewers farewell when still in his prime, died Tuesday. He was 85.

Comet pioneer Fred Whipple dies

Comet pioneer Fred Whipple dies 08/31/2004 09:29 AM
Tributes have been paid to astronomer Fred Whipple who has died. He was the first scientist to describe comets as "dirty snowballs".

SV tech pioneer Fred Hoar dies

SV tech pioneer Fred Hoar dies 01/05/2004 08:03 PM
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Article: Francis Crick, DNA pioneer,
dies| New Scientist

Article: Francis Crick, DNA pioneer,
dies| New Scientist 08/01/2004 03:33 AM
DNA Pioneer Francis Crick Dies .. died on Wednesday

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Georgeanna S. Jones, In Vitro Conception
Pioneer, Dies at 92

Georgeanna S. Jones, In Vitro Conception
Pioneer, Dies at 92 03/28/2005 06:06 AM
Dr. Georgeanna S. Jones was half of a husband-and-wife team that created the first in vitro fertilization program in the United States.

Dr. Norman Heatley, 92, Pioneer in
Penicillin Supply, Dies

Dr. Norman Heatley, 92, Pioneer in
Penicillin Supply, Dies 01/17/2004 10:58 PM
Dr. Norman G. Heatley was an Oxford University biochemist who helped revolutionize medicine by isolating early samples of penicillin.

Computer pioneer Bob Bemer, who
published Y2K warnings in '70s, dies of
cancer

Computer pioneer Bob Bemer, who
published Y2K warnings in '70s, dies of
cancer 06/23/2004 11:56 PM
National Post Jun 24 2004 4:19AM GMT

Computer Pioneer Bemer, Helped Build
ASCII, Dies (Reuters)

Computer Pioneer Bemer, Helped Build
ASCII, Dies (Reuters) 06/24/2004 11:19 PM
Reuters - Bob Bemer, a computer pioneer who helped develop the ASCII coding system and the technology that led to the "escape" key on keyboards, has died at the age of 84 after battling cancer, his caregiver said on Thursday.

Internet Marketing Pioneer, Corey Rudl,
Dies in Auto Crash

Internet Marketing Pioneer, Corey Rudl,
Dies in Auto Crash 06/05/2005 11:57 PM

Ernst Mayr, Pioneer in Tracing
Geography's Role in the Origin of
Species, Dies at 100

Ernst Mayr, Pioneer in Tracing
Geography's Role in the Origin of
Species, Dies at 100 02/05/2005 09:29 PM
Dr. Ernst Mayr was known as an architect of the evolutionary or modern synthesis, an intellectual watershed when modern evolutionary biology was born.

Mutual of Omaha CEO Jack Weekly dies
Paraplegic sues Chrysler over heated
seat Mass. cos. deny gay w

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Paraplegic sues Chrysler over heated
seat Mass. cos. deny gay w 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
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The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87

The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87 01/05/2005 04:28 PM
this one by Sarah Boxer

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Do you know Jack?

Do you know Jack? 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
At age 80, Oliver "Busta Jack" Jackson's cuttin' and scratchin' has more to do with gas and dry skin, than his turntable grooves. Stayin Alive was a big hit for the Bee Gees, but for Chicago's newest rap star, it's a mission. If you think it's because Busta Jack has a violent rivalry with gangsta's on the coast, well, you don't know Jack. Busta Jack is the world's oldest rap star, and the biggest challenge about stayin' alive... Meet Busta Jack.

Jack Off Before Kick Off

Jack Off Before Kick Off 01/28/2004 12:27 PM
Before holding your Super Bowl Masturbation for Peace party, heed this warning: "Due to the nature of this gathering, we recommend that you don't invite coworkers or neighbors, unless you are on very close terms with them." (01-27)

You Don't Know Jack about VoIP

You Don't Know Jack about VoIP 09/21/2004 02:56 PM

Jack the Sickert

Jack the Sickert 12/30/2003 09:51 AM
Wanna read a bad book? Borrow a copy of Patricia Cornwell's Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed. I like Cornwell enough to have read all (?) of her Scarpetta series even though I've been disappointed by each of them; often they have a good set-up but resolve the situation by the literary equivalent of running people over with trucks. Portrait of a Killer, though, pretty much just stinks. In it, she "solves" the mystery of the Ripper murders. The killer was the artist Walter Sickert. Her evidence isn't just inconclusive, it's annoying. And her certainty —...

Jack Kelly: They're out there

Jack Kelly: They're out there 05/03/2004 03:57 AM
Jack Kelly: The Case Of Iraq's Weapons Is Not Closed .. "They're out there."

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xmms-jack 0.6

xmms-jack 0.6 12/22/2003 12:39 PM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

Reinventing Jack

Reinventing Jack 02/19/2004 12:55 PM
Quick-serve chain Jack In the Box tweaks its reinvention plans to combat costs and competition.

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades 02/19/2004 12:13 AM
JOAT, a loyal reader now owns a place in my links. Thanks JOAT for all of the feedback and comments. He blogs about Security as well, and I respect his insight....

xmms-jack 0.8

xmms-jack 0.8 02/14/2004 07:39 AM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

Jack Stays in the Box

Jack Stays in the Box 09/15/2004 02:58 PM
It offers higher expectations for the new fiscal year and a plan for growth and continued brand reinvention.

xmms-jack 0.10

xmms-jack 0.10 09/13/2004 04:37 PM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.
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