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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: maliciel on June 23, 2005, 12:26:44 PM

Title: Let us raise our glasses..
Post by: maliciel on June 23, 2005, 12:26:44 PM

From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/21/kilby.reut/index.html?section=cnn_tech)

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..

Title: Re: Let us raise our glasses..
Post by: frblckstr1 on June 23, 2005, 01:10:27 PM

Quote from: Maliciel

From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/21/kilby.reut/index.html?section=cnn_tech)

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

Title: Let us raise our glasses..
Post by: TheQuickening on June 23, 2005, 08:48:44 PM

Here here...Jack Kilby   :cheers  :cheers  :cheers