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Offline maliciel

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Let us raise our glasses..
« on: June 23, 2005, 12:26:44 PM »
From CNN

Jack Kilby, the inventor of the Integrated Circuit (IC), has died. As the people who use the devices that were spawned from his creation, I say he deserves a last mention. As a engineering student, I guess I feel more connected to him, being able to invent something so complicated like that..

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Re: Let us raise our glasses..
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2005, 01:10:27 PM »
Quote from: Maliciel
From CNN

Jack Kilby, the inventor of the Integrated Circuit (IC), has died. As the people who use the devices that were spawned from his creation, I say he deserves a last mention. As a engineering student, I guess I feel more connected to him, being able to invent something so complicated like that..
Without IC's, ASIC's and everthing inbetween we wouldn't be here...

 :thumbsup to Jack Kilby

Offline TheQuickening

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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2005, 08:48:44 PM »
Here here...Jack Kilby   :cheers  :cheers  :cheers

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Barrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-be-cuuuuuuuuuuuuue

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