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Gordon Moore

American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)

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Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, scientist, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years.

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Born
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Place of birth
San Francisco wd
Died
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Place of death
Waimea wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
entrepreneur, chemist, philanthropist, engineer, physicist wd
Education
California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, San José State University, Sequoia High School wd
Spouse
Betty I. Moore wd

Awards wd

  • National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1989)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002)
  • John Fritz Medal (1993)
  • IEEE Frederik Philips Award (1979)
  • Perkin Medal (2004)
  • IEEE Medal of Honor (2008)
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2009)
  • Computer History Museum Fellow (1998)
  • Nierenberg Prize (2006)
  • Dan David Prize (2010)
  • W. Wallace McDowell Award (1978)
  • IEEE Founders Medal (1997)
  • Othmer Gold Medal (2001)
  • Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1978)
  • National Academy of Engineering Founders Award

Questions

When was Gordon Moore born?
Gordon Moore was born on 3 January 1929 in San Francisco.
Where did Gordon Moore study?
Gordon Moore was educated at California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, San José State University, Sequoia High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Gordon Moore · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q243969 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Rajiv L Gupta George Barclay Gordon Moore ID2004 (cropped, Moore).JPG by Staff photographer (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 13 November 2026

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