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Jack Kilby quotes

American Scientist November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005

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I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understand what they were trying to do and get started, but it did provide for a lot of new ideas. Jack Kilby
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
I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper. Jack Kilby
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
This could be done in part, because the equipment was very inexpensive. Not much money was involved in tooling so that basic changes of that type could be accomplished. Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby quote: "It was really a very small company when I started and it..."
It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods. Jack Kilby
Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore. Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby quote: "The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today,..."
The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5. Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby quote: "They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in..."
They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing. Jack Kilby
The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list. Jack Kilby
Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into it, but it's got a long time. Jack Kilby
I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers. Jack Kilby
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
How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes. Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby quote: "I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very..."
I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently. Jack Kilby

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