It's true that the original idea was mine, but what you see today is the work of probably tens of thousands of the world's best engineers, all concentrating on improving the product, reducing the cost, things of that sort. Jack Kilby concentratecostengineer share on social
Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time. Jack Kilby activitycomputerdesk Change image and share on social
They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing. Jack Kilby digitalmemorymicroprocessor Change image and share on social
Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in. Jack Kilby 50sbeginbig Change image and share on social
Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits. Jack Kilby circuitcreditidea Change image and share on social
The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive. Jack Kilby numbpartprohibitive Change image and share on social
It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods. Jack Kilby changecompanyperiod Change image and share on social
I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently. Jack Kilby exercisefeelfrequently Change image and share on social
The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5. Jack Kilby calculatorgoodpretty Change image and share on social
My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue. Jack Kilby developfascinateinterest Change image and share on social
