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Jack Kilby

American electrical engineer (1923–2005)

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Jack St. Clair Kilby was an American electrical engineer who took part, along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor, in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments in 1958. For this invention, Kilby shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Born
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Place of birth
Jefferson City wd
Died
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Place of death
Dallas wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
inventor, university teacher, computer scientist, photographer, engineer, physicist wd
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Great Bend High School wd

Awards wd

  • IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award (1978)
  • National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1990)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2000)
  • Stuart Ballantine Medal (1966)
  • Charles Stark Draper Prize (1989)
  • Harold Pender Award (2000)
  • IEEE David Sarnoff Award (1966)
  • IEEE Medal of Honor (1986)
  • National Medal of Science (1969)
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (1982)
  • Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (1993)
  • Holley Medal (1982)
  • IEEE Fellow
  • honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1982)
  • Washington Award (1999)

Questions

When was Jack Kilby born?
Jack Kilby was born on 8 November 1923 in Jefferson City.
Where did Jack Kilby study?
Jack Kilby was educated at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Great Bend High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Jack Kilby · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q182031 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Jack Kilby 1960s.png by James R. Biard (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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