Gordon Moore

3 January 1929 – 24 March 2023

Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, engineer, and co-founder of Intel Corporation. He is known for Moore's Law, his observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years, which guided the semiconductor industry for decades.

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Born in San Francisco, California
3 January 1929

Gordon Moore was born in San Francisco, California.

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Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley
1950

Moore earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

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PhD from Caltech
1954

Moore received his doctorate in chemistry and physics from the California Institute of Technology.

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Co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor
1957

Moore was one of the traitorous eight who founded Fairchild Semiconductor.

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Formulated Moore's Law
1965

Moore published his observation about the doubling of transistor counts on integrated circuits.

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Co-founded Intel Corporation
1968

Moore co-founded Intel with Robert Noyce, later serving as CEO and chairman.

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Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2002

Moore was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Died in Hawaii
24 March 2023

Moore died at his home in Hawaii at the age of 94.

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