Jack Kilby has died.
Who?
He's the guy who, in 1958, invented the microchip. By compressing complex electronic switches onto a single wafer, Kilby made possible digital watches, the space program, cell phones, calculators, pacemakers, microwave ovens, programmable VCR's, computers, and the internet porn industry.
No word on whether doctors tried rebooting him.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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