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2005:

  1. An hour with Intel co-founder Gordon Moore
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+ Gordon Earle Moore is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation.

Moore received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954. He joined Caltech alumnus William Shockley at the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory division of Beckman Instruments, but left with the “Traitorous Eight” to create the influential Fairchild Semiconductor corporation.

He co-founded Intel Corporation in July of 1968, serving as Executive Vice President until 1975 when he became President and Chief Executive Officer. In April 1979, Dr. Moore became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, holding that position until April 1987, when he became Chairman of the Board. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation in 1997.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore