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Because Quote by Jack Kilby

“My own interest developed because I thought it was a…” quote by Jack Kilby — Download Open image

“My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.”

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Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits.

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I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently.

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There was a space program before there was integrated circuits.

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Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go.

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