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Oral history interview with Robert P. Luciano
- 1999-Jun-25
Robert Luciano begins the interview with a brief description of his early years in New York City, New York. Luciano attended New York public schools, and in sixth grade was selected to join a rapid advancement program…
- Interviewee Luciano, Robert P., 1933-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Slater, Leo B.
- Subject Luciano, Robert P., 1933- , United States. Army, Ciba Corporation, CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, American Cyanamid Company, Schering-Plough Corporation , Pharmaceutical industry, Biotechnology industries, Industrial management
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Oral history interview with Carver A. Mead
- 2004-Sep-30
- 2004-Dec-08
- 2005-Aug-15
Carver A. Mead begins with a review of his family history and his childhood near a power plant in Kernville, California. He discusses his early interest in electronics, which included getting his ham radio license and…
- Interviewee Mead, Carver
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Mead, Carver, Electronic industries, Electronics engineers, Semiconductor industry, Microelectronics, Integrated circuits, Entrepreneurship
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Everhart
- 2007-Mar-28
- 2011-May-03
Thomas E. Everhart’s oral history begins with a discussion of his work with the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Everhart talks about Gordon E. Moore’s contributions to the electronics world. He describes his time as…
- Interviewee Everhart, Thomas E.
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M., Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Everhart, Thomas E., Scanning electron microscopes, California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Microwave tubes, Integrated circuits, Microfabrication, Cornell University, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Research grants, University of Illinois (System), Consulting engineers
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Oral history interview with Phillip A. Sharp
- 2003-Jan-28
- 2003-May-29
- 2003-Nov-20
Phillip A. Sharp's interview begins with a discussion of his family. He details his genealogy, from his great grandparents to his current extended family. Sharp then discusses his childhood in Falmouth, Kentucky, near…
- Interviewee Sharp, Phillip A.
- Interviewer Ashiya, Mona, Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Sharp, Phillip A., Medical scientists, Cancer--Research, RNA splicing, Nobel Prize winners, Neurosciences, DNA--Research, RNA--Research
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Oral history interview with Morris Tanenbaum
- 2004-May-03
- 2004-Jul-26
Morris Tanenbaum grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, one of three children. His Jewish parents had come from Russia and Poland by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina; they owned a delicatessen, in which Morris worked after…
- Interviewee Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Tanenbaum, Morris, 1928-, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Chemists, Electronic industries, Silicon, Semiconductors, Materials science, Metallurgy, Executives
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Oral history interview with Sherry Bartolucci
- 2005-Jan-05
Sherry Bartolucci begins the interview session with a description of her secondary school experience and her strong personal motivation to excel. She describes her early introduction to business management at AT&T and…
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Oral history interview with Russell A. Mittermeier
- 2007-Apr-15
Russell A. Mittermeier discusses the involvement of Gordon E. Moore in Conservation International over the previous eighteen years. He reviews Moore's increasing support of the organization, especially his contribution…
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3 itemsOral history interview with John C. Martin
- 2007-Apr-13
John C. Martin begins the interview by describing Gilead when he first joined in 1990. Martin recalls first crossing paths with Gordon E. Moore when he joined the board and became CEO of Gilead around the same time…
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Oral history interview with Max D. Liston
- 2002-Feb-19
- 2003-Jan-22
Max D. Liston begins the interview with a discussion of his education. After graduating from high school in Fort Scott, Kansas, Liston attended the University of Minnesota. In 1940, he received a B.A. in electrical…
- Interviewee Liston, Max D., 1918-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Gallwas, Gerald E.
- Sponsor Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
- Subject Liston, Max D., 1918- , Chrysler Corporation, Mechanical engineering, General Motors Corporation, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Spectrophotometers, Submarines (Ships), Defense contracts, Capnography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oral history interview with Robert Robson
- 2005-Nov-17
- 2005-Dec-16
Robert Robson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in South Dakota. He discusses his education, his involvement with the Army, and his early interest in electronics. He also details his move to…
- Interviewee Robson, Robert
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Robson, Robert, Electronic industries, Semiconductor industry, Industrial engineers, Microelectronics industry
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Oral history interview with Arthur Rock
- 2002-Oct-09
Arthur Rock begins the interview with a discussion of his family and educational background. In 1944, Rock joined the United States Army. After World War II, Rock attended Syracuse University, and then continued on to…
- Interviewee Rock, Arthur, 1926-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
- Subject Rock, Arthur, 1926-, World War (1939-1945), Businesspeople, Semiconductor industry, Semiconductors, Entrepreneurship, Business enterprises
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Oral history interview with Jay T. Last
- 2004-Jun-21
Jay T. Last begins the interview with a description of his family background and youth during the Great Depression and World War II. He reviews his undergraduate education at the University of Rochester and his graduate…
- Interviewee Last, Jay T.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Last, Jay T., Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Fairchild (Firm), Transistors, Integrated circuits, Teledyne, Inc., Intel Corporation, Art--Private collections
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Oral history interview with Donald L. Klein
- 2006-Mar-02
- 2006-Mar-09
Donald L. Klein is the son of a Hungarian father and a Hungarian-American mother, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York. With his childhood friend, Neil Wotherspoon, Klein developed an early passion for chemistry,…
- Interviewee Klein, Donald L., 1930-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Klein, Donald L., 1930- , Semiconductor industry, Chemistry, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Semiconductors--Etching, Polycrystalline semiconductors, Integrated circuits, Patents, International Business Machines Corporation, Photoresists, Chemists
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Oral history interview with Michael A. Kelly
- 2002-Mar-19
Michael A. Kelly begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and education. Growing up in Roswell, New Mexico, Kelly became interested in radio and television electronics at a young age. After high school,…
- Interviewee Kelly, Michael A., 1936-
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Kelly, Michael A., 1936-, United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Engineering, Nuclear physics, Hewlett-Packard Company, Electron spectroscopy, Kevex Corporation, Stanford University, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments--Design and construction, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Audrey C. Rust
- 2007-Jul-05
Audrey Rust begins her oral history with a discussion of her love of Nature and how she came to work for the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST). The vast majority of her interview is focused on her work with POST, even…
- Interviewee Rust, Audrey C.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Rust, Audrey C., Peninsula Open Space Trust, Women in science, Conservation of natural resources
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Oral history interview with Robert T. Jenkins
- 2007-May-09
- 2007-Jul-24
Robert T. Jenkins (Ted) grew up in Glendale, California, the suburb of Los Angeles in which his parents and grandparents had also grown up. His father was a welder, and Ted always liked to help him with his work.…
- Interviewee Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-, Fairchild (Firm), Diodes, Schottky-barrier, Intel Corporation, Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, California--Folsom, California State University, Sacramento, California Institute of Technology, Light emitting diodes, Transistor-transistor logic circuits, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Kenneth F. Siebel
- 2007-Apr-27
Kenneth F. Siebel begins the interview with a discussion of his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and his enrollment in graduate business studies at the same institution after abandoning professional…
- Interviewee Siebel, Kenneth F.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Siebel, Kenneth F. , Conservation of natural resources, Businesspeople, Capitalists and financiers, Investment banking, Environmental protection
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Oral history interview with Lloyd M. Smith
- 2008-Mar-02
Lloyd M. Smith grew up in Berkeley, California, one of four children. His father was a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and his mother a professor of mathematics. Lloyd attended the Berkeley public…
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Oral history interview with Isy Haas
- 2010-Jun-24 – 2010-Jun-25
Isy Haas was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He and his parents were Jewish and Polish citizens, not automatically Turkish. They spoke French and German until World War II, when they ceased speaking German. Haas attended a…
- Interviewee Haas, Isy, 1934-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Haas, Isy, 1934-, Remington Rand, Inc., Fairchild (Firm), Moore, Gordon E., 1929-, Last, Jay T., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Diodes, Semiconductor, Integrated circuits, Teledyne, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Leslie L. Vadasz
- 2005-Mar-15
- 2005-Apr-19
- 2005-Jun-07
Leslie L. Vadasz begins the first interview by describing his childhood in Budapest during World War II. Vadasz developed an early interest in mathematics and literature, and began an undergraduate mechanical…
- Interviewee Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Electronic industries, Metal oxide semiconductors, Intel Corporation, Microelectronics industry, Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-, Semiconductor industry, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors
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Oral history interview with Eugene J. Flath
- 2007-Feb-28
Eugene J. Flath was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin but moved to Rockford, Illinois, at age eight. He often went to work with his father, who was an electrical engineer, but who worked for a while on the coal dock in Green…
- Interviewee Flath, Eugene J., 1937-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Flath, Eugene J., 1937-, FORTRAN (Computer program language), United States. Navy, United States. Navy. Seabees, International Business Machines Corporation, Electrical engineering, Intel Corporation, Microprocessors--Design and construction, Fairchild (Firm), Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with George M. Church
- 2008-Mar-03
George M. Church was born on MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and lived near Tampa, Florida, until high school. He attended both public and Catholic schools, but says both systems were poor. As a result he read a lot,…
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Oral history interview with Craig R. Barrett
- 2005-Dec-14
- 2006-Mar-23
Craig R. Barrett begins the interview by describing his family background and the origins of the "Barrett" last name. Influenced by his biological father, Barrett gravitated towards the outdoors and had to choose…
- Interviewee Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Moore, Gordon E., 1929-, Grove, Andrew S., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Intel Corporation, Fairchild (Firm), Microelectronics industry--Employees, Materials science, Barrett, Craig R., 1939-
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Oral history interview with Elsa Reichmanis
- 2001-Aug-01
Elsa Reichmanis begins the interview with a description of her family's immigration to the United States and her childhood years in Syracuse, New York. Reichmanis developed an interest in chemistry after taking a high…
- Interviewee Reichmanis, Elsa
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Reichmanis, Elsa , Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Bell Labs, Syracuse University, Photonics
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Oral history interview with William H. Davidow
- 2007-May-08
William H. Davidow begins the interview by describing his early interest in science and technology. After a five-year program and obtaining his MS in electrical engineering at Dartmouth College, Davidow decided to…
- Interviewee Davidow, William H., 1935-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Intel Corporation, Electrical engineers, High technology--Marketing, Microelectronics industry, Electronic industries, Davidow, William H., 1935-