Robert Noyce (
December 12,
1927 -
June 3,
1990). Nicknamed
the Mayor of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce 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 micro-chip.
He graduated with a BA in physics from Grinnell College in 1949 and a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953.
- Biography (http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/noyce.html)