Gordon E. Moore was born in
San Francisco,
California on
January 3,
1929. He received the B.S. degree in
Chemistry from the
University of California, Berkeley in
1950 and the Ph.D. in Chemistry and
Physics from the
California Institute of Technology in
1954.
He co-founded
Intel Corporation in July of
1968, serving as
Executive Vice President[?] until
1975 when he became President and Chief Executive Officer. In April
1979, Dr. Moore became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, holding that position until April
1987, when he became Chairman of the Board. He currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.