Robert Noyce
Co-inventor of the microchip and co-founder of Intel.
Their Story
Robert Noyce was a physicist and engineer who co-invented the integrated circuit, or microchip. He co-founded Intel and was sometimes called the 'Mayor of Silicon Valley.' His work helped shrink electronics so that powerful circuits could fit on a tiny chip.
Era
1900s
Field
Semiconductors
Robert Noyce
Co-inventor of the microchip and co-founder of Intel.
Technology · Semiconductors · 1900s
Their Story
Robert Noyce was a physicist and engineer who co-invented the integrated circuit, or microchip. He co-founded Intel and was sometimes called the 'Mayor of Silicon Valley.' His work helped shrink electronics so that powerful circuits could fit on a tiny chip.
Key Innovation
Co-invented the integrated circuit, putting many electronic parts on a single chip.
Why It Matters Today
Every computer, phone, and game console depends on the microchips he helped invent.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Noyce
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
