Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore
	Moore in 1978
Born	Gordon Earle Moore; January 3, 1929; Pescadero, California, U.S.
Died	March 24, 2023 (aged 94); Waimea, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	San Jose State University; University of California, Berkeley (BS); California Institute of Technology (PhD);
Known for	Intel; Moore's law; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation;
Predecessor	Robert Noyce
Successor	Andy Grove
Awards	National Medal of Technology (1990); John Fritz Medal (1993); IEEE Founders Medal (1997); Computer History Museum Fellow (1998); Othmer Gold Medal (2001); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002); Perkin Medal (2004); Nierenberg Prize (2006); IEEE Medal of Honor (2008);
	Scientific career
Fields	Entrepreneur; Electrical engineering;
Institutions	Intel; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; California Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory;
Thesis	I. Infrared Studies of Nitrous Acid, The Chloramines and Nitrogen Dioxide; II. Observations Concerning the Photochemical Decomposition of Nitric Oxide (1954)
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Gordon Earle Moore (January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023) was an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years.

Gordon Moore
Moore in 1978
Born	Gordon Earle Moore (1929-01-03)January 3, 1929 Pescadero, California, U.S.
Died	March 24, 2023(2023-03-24) (aged 94) Waimea, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	San Jose State University University of California, Berkeley (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known for	Intel Moore's law Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Predecessor	Robert Noyce
Successor	Andy Grove
Awards	National Medal of Technology (1990) John Fritz Medal (1993) IEEE Founders Medal (1997) Computer History Museum Fellow (1998) Othmer Gold Medal (2001) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002) Perkin Medal (2004) Nierenberg Prize (2006) IEEE Medal of Honor (2008)
Scientific career
Fields	Entrepreneur Electrical engineering
Institutions	Intel Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation California Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Thesis	I. Infrared Studies of Nitrous Acid, The Chloramines and Nitrogen Dioxide II. Observations Concerning the Photochemical Decomposition of Nitric Oxide (1954)

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