1929 San Francisco [USA] † 2023

He was an American engineer and physicist, co-founder of Intel and author of Moore's Law.

He earned his doctorate in chemistry and physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954.

He joined Caltech graduate William Shockley at the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory (a division of Benchmark Instruments), but left with the "Traitorous Eight" when Sherman Fairchild agreed to support them and create the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.

In 1968, together with Robert Noyce, he founded Intel. He served as executive vice president until 1975, when he was named president and chief executive officer. In April 1979, he became a member of the board of directors as well as chief executive officer, holding both positions until April 1987, when he stepped down as chief executive.

In an April 19, 1965, article in Electronics magazine, he predicted that computer power would double every 24 months.