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Today, one of my closest friends celebrates its 50th birthday! Happy birthday, Integrated Circuit!

Exactly 50 years ago today, on September 12th 1958, Jack Kilby from Texas Instruments demonstrated the first integrated circuit. It was a germanium based, gold wired semiconductor. Unfortunately for him, he neglected to file a patent for it, but did receive a Nobel Prize for it in 2000.

The Patent was filed by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, who founded Intel later. Gordon Moore was also the father of Moore’s Law. He predicted that the speed of computer chips would be doubled every two years.