Jack Kilby Biography

Jack Kilby biography

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NAME: Jack Kilby
OCCUPATION: Engineer, Inventor
BIRTH DATE: November 08, 1923
DEATH DATE: June 20, 2005
EDUCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Milwaukee
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jefferson City, Missouri
PLACE OF DEATH: Dallas, Texas
Full Name: Jack St. Clair Kilby

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Jack Kilby was an American physicist and electrical engineer who co-created the integrated circuit.

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Jack Kilby was born on November 8, 1923, in Jefferson City, Missouri. After earning degrees in electrical engineering, he was hired by Texas Instruments. While working for TI, Kilby co-created the integrated circuit, the single-most important component in nearly all modern electronic devices. He also designed the first IC-based electronic calculator—the Pocketronic—in 1967. Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 2000. He died in 2005.