Jack Kilby
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2011) Jack Kilby Born (1923-11-08)November 8, 1923 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. Died June 20, 2005(2005-06-20) (aged 81) Dallas, Texas, U.S. Nationality United States Fields Physics, electrical engineering Institutions Texas Instruments Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Notable awards Nobel Prize in Physics National Medal of Science (1969) IEEE Medal of Honor (1986) Charles Stark Draper Prize (1989) Computer Pioneer Award (1993) Kyoto Prize (1993) Harold Pender Award (2000) Jack St. Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American electrical engineer who took part (along with Robert Noyce) in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments (TI) in 1958. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics on December 10, 2000. To congratulate him, US President Bill Clinton wrote, "You can take pride in the knowledge that your work will help to improve lives for generations to come." He is also the inventor of the handheld calculator and the thermal printer, for which he has patents. He also has patents for seven other inventions.