Jack Kilby Quotes

Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time. - Jack Kilby

Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in. - Jack Kilby

Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go. - Jack Kilby

Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits. - Jack Kilby

This could be done in part, because the equipment was very inexpensive. Not much money was involved in tooling so that basic changes of that type could be accomplished. - Jack Kilby

They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing. - Jack Kilby

They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive. - Jack Kilby

The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive. - Jack Kilby

The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list. - Jack Kilby

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