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Jack Kilby

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5970325&amp;oldid=2324140980" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award · dated 1978
Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q80831&amp;oldid=2557331502" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">integrated circuit
Employer: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q193412&amp;oldid=2563369806" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Texas Instruments · from 1958-05
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q457281&amp;oldid=2556811984" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q937629&amp;oldid=2555401200" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Medal of Technology and Innovation · dated 1990
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1755318&amp;oldid=2540562616" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Wikidata describes Jack Kilby as American electrical engineer (1923–2005).

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