Let's all bow our collective geeky heads and show respect on the date of the passing of one of the most influential men in the history of modern computing technology. A man without whose contributions, this site, its contents and even personal computers as we know them today might not have been possible.
That man was Jack Kilby and he passed away on June 20, 2005 in Dallas, Texas. Kilby is credited with the co-invention of the integrated circuit in 1958 as an engineer at Texas Instruments. Reading the news of his passing today wasn't so much something that elicted sadness as it did a sense of marvel at how one dedicated man can make a tremendous difference to the world around him!
Thanks, Jack. This bit's for you...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
A Moment of Sine-lence
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Yes, he did. And we all wouldn't be reading any of this and still using abacuses ( abacai ? ) if it wasn't for him.
~Jef
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