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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. From 12 Chips to One Microprocessor One group of customers with whom Hoff made contact were from Busicom Corp.,

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” See Appendix G for a speculative picture of how a 15-year transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Hawaii can be accomplished.) The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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