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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under. As government influence declined, some alums from the first period who had worked at government research institutes also took corporate jobs. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Colorful weather maps on TV news programs. Networks that link personal computers in offices. When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. and Toronto, Ont., Laser printers.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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It took some 30 years of effort by engineers and computer scientists in universities, government laboratories, and corporate research groups, piggybacking on each other’s work, trying new ideas, repeating each other’s mistakes. brought the friendly interface to thousands of personal computer users. Cupertino, Calif.,

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. and a major user of microprocessors, was looking for a vice president of corporate technology. and New York City. You’re crazy.”

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