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nobel prize in physics 2000 | |
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scientists and inventors whose work has laid the foundation of modern information
and communication technology, particularly through their invention of rapid
transistors, laser diodes, and integrated circuits (*chips*). The *nobel prize* is being awarded to *Zhores I. Alferov* and *Herbert Kroemer* "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics" and to *Jack S. Kilby* "for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit." "The rapid development of electronic computer technology really started with the invention of the integrated circuit around 1960 and the microprocessor in the 1970s, when the number of components on a chip became sufficiently large to allow the creation of a complete micro computer. (...) Chip development has been matched by equally dynamic and powerful developments in telecommunications technology. Just as the integrated circuit has been and is a prime mover for electronic computer technology, ultra-rapid transistors and semiconductor lasers based on heterostructures of semiconductors are playing a decisive part in modern telecommunications." (*Information for the public. The Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000*) |
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2000 <http://www.nobel.se/announcement/2000/phyen.html> :: references PC Webopedia <http://www.pcwebopedia.com> Zhores I. Alferov <http://194.85.224.34/pti00002.html> Herbert Kroemer <http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/Faculty/Kroemer/default.html> Jack S. Kilby <http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/kilbyctr/jackstclair.shtml> Information for the public. The Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000 <http://www.nobel.se/announcement/2000/phyinfoen.html> :: comments by others Semiconductor Industry Association Commends Jack Kilby on receiving the Nobel Prize for Physics <http://www.semichips.org/news/archives/pr10112000_67.htm> Nobel Committee Honors Fathers Of Digital Age By Brian Fuller, EE Times <http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20001012S0014> Nobel Winner Meets Putin, Asks for Science Funding By Michael Steen, Reuters <http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20001012/sc/nobel_alferov_dc_1.html> :: image Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit at Texas Instruments in 1958 credit: photo from texas instruments site. <http://www.ti.com/corp/graphics/press/image/on_line/co1034.jpg> |
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