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Jack Kilby Demonstrates the First Integrated Circuit

Category Science, Technology & Space
Date September 12, 1958
Country United States

At Texas Instruments in Dallas, engineer Jack Kilby successfully demonstrated an integrated circuit on a single piece of semiconductor material. The breakthrough helped launch modern microelectronics and laid groundwork for computers and many everyday digital devices.

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