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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The History of the Integrated Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed, in-depth history of the Integrated Circuit is provided at this site. The information is complete with biographical information, general history, series of steps, pictures, and additional links.
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Handout
Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: I Cs, Microprocessors, & Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of ICs, Microprocessors, and Memory, describing the breakthroughs in technology design that dramatically reduced the size, power requirements, and cost of a computer. The various Integrated Circuit artifacts are on...
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Handout
Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Integrated Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description on the design of Integrated Circuits along with images showcasing the assorted types. The various Integrated Circuit artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the...
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Jack Kilby

For Students 9th - 10th
The integrated circuit fueled the rise of microelectronics in the latter half of the twentieth century and paved the way for the Information Age. An American engineer, Jack Kilby, invented the integrated circuit in 1958, shortly after he...
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Article
Other

Physics Web: Nobel Prize Goes to Semiconductor Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Physics Web gives information on the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. It was awarded to Zhores Alferov and Herbert Kroemer for the invention of semiconductor lasers, integrated circuits and other high-speed electronic devices....
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Curated OER

Jack Kilby

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Jack Kilby.