James F. Gibbons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James F. Gibbons

American semiconductor physicist

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1931

Place of Birth: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

Profession: physicist, electrical engineer, academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James F.
"Jim" Gibbons (born September 19, 1931) is an American professor and academic administrator.
He is credited (together with William Shockley) with starting the semiconductor device fabrication laboratory at Stanford University that would make it become the semiconductor ecosystem that became the Silicon Valley.Gibbons is also credited for inventing Tutored Video Instruction, which is widely used at Stanford University and its Stanford Instructional Television Network.
The Tutored Video Instruction is used to educate engineers and non students who are in need via SERA Learning Technologies (which Gibbons founded).