| Jack S. Kilby  AKA Jack St. Clair Kilby
Born: 8-Nov-1923
Birthplace: Jefferson City, MO
Died: 20-Jun-2005
Location of death: Dallas, TX
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor, Scientist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Electrical engineering pioneer Military service: US Army (WWII) 2000 Nobel prize for developing the integrated circuit. Sister: Jane Kilby
Wife: Barbara Annegers Kilby (d.)
Daughter: Janet Kilby Cameron
Daughter: Ann Kilby
University: BS Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois (1947)
University: MS, University of Wisconsin (1950)
Professor: Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (1978-84)
Texas Instruments Consultant (1970-83)
Texas Instruments (1958-70)
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society 2006
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
National Medal of Science 1970
National Medal of Technology
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Nobel Prize for Physics 2000
Kyoto Prize 1993
IEEE Medal of Honor 1986
Charles Stark Draper Prize 1989
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