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Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore Passes Away At 94, 6 Important Points About This Silicon Valley Pioneer
The silicon valley pioneer and co-founder of Intel Gordon Moore died March 24 at his home in Hawaii at the age of 94. He played an important role in the design and manufacture of semiconductor chips that formed the bed-rock for the entire digital devices industry and launched Silicon Valley. Here are some interesting facts about this eminent personality.
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Gordon Earle Moore was born in San Francisco on Jan. 3, 1929. He received his degree from the University of California at Berkeley. (Pic Credit - Intel)
Moore Started As Researcher, Founded Intel
He started his research career at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland. He returned to California in 1956 to join Shockley Semiconductor. Moore and Noyce co-founded Intel. (Pic Credit - Intel)
Moore Acclaims Several Awards
He received the National Medal of Technology from President George H.W. Bush in 1990, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush in 2002. (Pic Credit - Intel)
Gordon Moore Marries Betty Irene Whitaker
In 1950, Moore married Betty Irene Whitaker, who survives him. Moore is also survived by sons Kenneth and Steven and four grandchildren. (Pic Credit - Intel)
The Gordon And Betty Moore Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore established the foundation to create positive outcomes for future generations. (Pic Credit - Intel)
Moore Wrote a Memoir
Moore also wrote a memoir called ‘Moore’ Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary’. (Pic Credit - Intel)
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