Jack Kilby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Kilby

American electrical engineer

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jun-2005

Profession: photographer, engineer, computer scientist, physicist, inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jack St.
Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American electrical engineer who took part (along with Robert Noyce) in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments (TI) in 1958.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on December 10, 2000.
To congratulate him, American President Bill Clinton wrote, "You can take pride in the knowledge that your work will help to improve lives for generations to come."Kilby is also the co-inventor of the handheld calculator and the thermal printer, for which he has the patents.
He also has patents for seven other inventions.