Robert Noyce, "Mayor of Silicon Valley"

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Robert Norton Noyce

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Birthplace: Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Death: June 03, 1990 (62)
Seton Medical Center, Austin, Travis County, Texas
Place of Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Burial Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Ralph Brewster Noyce and Harriet May Noyce
Husband of Ann Schmeltz Noyce
Ex-husband of Elizabeth A Noyce
Brother of Private and Private

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About Robert Noyce, "Mayor of Silicon Valley"

From the 1930 United States Census, Robert N. Noyce lived with his mother, father, and two brothers at Atlantic Township, Cass County, Iowa. The family at the time consisted of:

  • Head Ralph B Noyce 36
  • Wife Harriet M Noyce 31
  • Son Donald S Noyce 6
  • Son Gaylord B Noyce 3
  • Son Robert N Noyce 2
  • Servant Beulah Joyce 18

Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley," was an American engineer who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He is also credited (along with Jack Kilby) with the realization of the first integrated circuit or microchip that fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name.

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Robert Noyce, "Mayor of Silicon Valley"'s Timeline

1927
December 12, 1927
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
1990
June 3, 1990
Age 62
Seton Medical Center, Austin, Travis County, Texas
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Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Burial Unknown