# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 January 1929 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P569))
- **Place of birth:** San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P19))
- **Died:** 24 March 2023 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P570))
- **Place of death:** Waimea ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; chemist; philanthropist; engineer; physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P106))
- **Education:** California Institute of Technology; University of California, Berkeley; San José State University; Sequoia High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P69))
- **Spouse:** Betty I. Moore ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P26))
- **Awards:** National Medal of Technology and Innovation; Presidential Medal of Freedom; John Fritz Medal; IEEE Frederik Philips Award; Perkin Medal; IEEE Medal of Honor; National Inventors Hall of Fame; Computer History Museum Fellow; Nierenberg Prize; Dan David Prize; W. Wallace McDowell Award; IEEE Founders Medal; Othmer Gold Medal; Harry H. Goode Memorial Award; National Academy of Engineering Founders Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243969#P166))

## 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.

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