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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By the age of 12 he had moved on to electronics, building things with parts ordered from an Allied Radio Catalog, a shortwave radio kit, and surplus relays and motors salvaged from the garbage at his father’s employer, General Railway Signal Co., San Jose, Calif., He started his explorations with chemistry. in Rochester, NY.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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San Jose Mercury News ). Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( If that target is met, the largest U.S. Bloomberg News ). New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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