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1923–2005 United States

Jack St. Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American electrical engineer who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his invention of the integrated circuit in 1958 while working at Texas Instruments (TI).

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My advice is to get involved and get started.

I've reached the age where young people frequently ask for my advice. All I can really say is that electronics is a fascinating field that I continue to find fulfilling. The field is still growing rapidly, and the opportunities that are ahead are at least as great as they were when I graduated from college. My advice is to get involved and get started.

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