我想上個世紀, 有很多傑出和偉大的科學家!
愛因斯坦, 薜丁格, 費曼等..
但若要講工程師, 我想最偉大的工程師之一, Jack Kilby 大概當之無愧!
美東時間6月21日, 積體電路發明人之一的Jack Kilby 因癌症病逝於達拉斯
我不認識Jack Kilby, 我只是在二十歲的時候, 在教科書上讀過他的名字; 我從來不曾見過他本人, 但對他的發明,積體電路(IC),卻有種莫名的感動! 對於他的辭世真的感覺遺憾!
以下為積體電路之父, Kilby的生平簡介
Jack Kilby Formal Biography
Born: Jefferson City, MO, November 8, 1923
Died: Dallas, TX, June 20, 2005
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Education:
1947 - B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois
1950 - M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
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Professional Experience:
1947-58
Centralab, Milwaukee, WI
Design and development ceramic-base silk screen circuits
1958-70
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX
5/58-1960
Responsible for development of modular and integrated circuit assemblies. During this period the integrated circuit concept became an invention and was developed as a commercial product.
1960-62
Manager of Engineering, Semiconductor Networks
1962-67
Manager, Semiconductor Networks.
In cooperation with Autonetics designed the first military system the Improved Minuteman--utilizing ICs.
Manager, Integrated Circuits Development
Deputy Director, Semiconductor Research & Development Laboratory
1967
Manager, Technology-Customer Centers
Oct. 1967
Manager, Customer Requirements Department, Components Group
1968
Assistant Vice President
Feb. 1970
Director of Engineering and Technology, Components Group
Nov. 1970
Leave of absence from TI; continued to serve TI as part-time consultant
1978-84
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Honors and Awards:
1965 - Outstanding Achievement Award, Dallas Section Institute of Electronic and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1966 - Stuart Ballantine Medal, Franklin Institute
1966 - David Sarnoff Award, IEEE
1969 - National Medal of Science
1971 - Alumni Honor Award, College of Engineering, University of Illinois
1973 - Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Illinois
1975 - Vladimir K. Zworykin Award, National Academy of Engineering
1978 - Cledo Brunetti Award, IEEE
1980 - Consumer Electronics Award, IEEE
1982 - Honorary Doctor of Engineering, University of Miami
1982 - Inducted into the National Inventors\’ Hall of Fame
1983 - Holley Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1986 - Medal of Honor, IEEE
1986 - Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
1987 - Patrick E. Haggerty Innovation Award, Texas Instruments Incorporated
1988 - Inducted into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame, Dayton, OH
1988 - Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Illinois
1989 - The Charles Stark Draper Prize, administered by the National Academy of Engineering
1990 - National Medal of Technology
1993 - Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
1994 - Honorary Doctor of Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
1995 - Honorary Doctor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2000 - Nobel Prize in Physics
2001 - Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Memberships and Affiliations:
National Academy of Engineering
IEEE Fellow
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