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Father of Integrated Circuits turns 80 today
« on: November 08, 2003, 04:30:14 PM »
The man who invented the first IC turns 80 years old today ... without him we wouldn't even have a simple calculator.

Read everything about Jack St. Clair Kilby here ...

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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2003, 06:39:42 PM »

I wonder what was in it? One AND gate? :-)
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2003, 07:45:31 PM »
More close up :-



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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2003, 01:03:53 AM »
Hey, the thing looks fried! A busted lead even?
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2003, 09:32:03 AM »
He sure knew what he was diong the amount of electronic devices that woul not have been made with out itergrated circuits is massive. :-)

Nice to know his name and imformation about him . :-)
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2003, 02:13:42 PM »
Hi amigamad 

i know a guy, that has helped this "Great Man" in the development of those ICs :-)

His name is . . . .

Ciao

PS- Thanks a lot and happy Birthday to Mr Jack St. Clair Kilby :-)
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2003, 02:24:17 PM »
Cool...................

And they keep getting smaller....


and  smaller :-o
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2003, 02:25:16 PM »
Hey Hey... that looks like something from my PC....

 :-D
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2003, 05:57:33 PM »
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Hey Hey... that looks like something from my PC....

must be either a very old one, or a nearly dead one :-D
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2003, 08:04:51 PM »
@LinchpiN

No, no, no, you worm...  :-P

It's Bill Gate's 1st computer!!

I've seen at the museum years ago.  :-D
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2003, 10:36:45 PM »
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without him we wouldn't even have a simple calculator.

Heard of an abacus before?
How about the difference engine?
Slide rule perhaps?

Kids these days.  You don't even know you're born.
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2003, 02:28:45 AM »
That was a joke..........

 :-D  :-D  :-D
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Re: Father of Integrated Circuits gets 80 today
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2003, 10:34:50 AM »
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I wonder what was in it? One AND gate?
 


wow!!! Two transistors in a Chip 2cm (square), it certainly puts the latest 50million transistor chips in 1 cm (square) into perspective!!! :-D
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