Gordon Moore
Co-founder of Intel famous for 'Moore's Law' on chips.
Their Story
Gordon Moore was a chemist and engineer who co-founded Intel, a leading maker of computer chips. He is famous for 'Moore's Law,' his observation that the number of components on a chip roughly doubles every couple of years. His company helped drive the rapid growth of computing power.
Era
1900s
Field
Semiconductors
Gordon Moore
Co-founder of Intel famous for 'Moore's Law' on chips.
Technology · Semiconductors · 1900s
Their Story
Gordon Moore was a chemist and engineer who co-founded Intel, a leading maker of computer chips. He is famous for 'Moore's Law,' his observation that the number of components on a chip roughly doubles every couple of years. His company helped drive the rapid growth of computing power.
Key Innovation
Co-founded Intel and described Moore's Law about the rapid growth of chip power.
Why It Matters Today
The fast, affordable chips in students' devices reflect the steady progress he helped describe and drive.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
