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Jack Kilby 1923-2005



Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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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