[sdiy] Re: [AH] Birthday of the IC

[Paul Schreiber]

I was over at TI in Dallas ~ 5 years ago roaming the halls. I was looking 
for a water fountain, turned a corner, and was almost run over my him. The 
guy is HUGE, I'll bet maybe 6'8". Sort of creepy, he was the biggest old guy 
I've ever seen.

I smiled when I noticed the plastic shirt pocket protector he still used.

Paul S.

> Today marks the 50th birthday of the IC as we know it. Like the
> voltage-controlled analog synth, there are others who independently came 
> up
> with similar ideas, but Kilby's germanium based integrated circuit
> definitely deserves "Milestone" status.
> http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/09/dayintech_0912
>