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Robert Noyce
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Robert Noyce

Entrepreneur · Intel · born December 12, 1927 · died 1990

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Robert Norton Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968.

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  1. ~41Became CEO of Intel1968
  2. 40Founded IntelJuly 18, 1968
  3. ~51Received the IEEE Medal of Honor1978
  4. ~52Received the National Medal of Science1979
  5. ~60Received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation1987

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