Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 23:25
The Engineer
Jack Kilby
About Jack Kilby
- Worked for Texas Instruments in the second half of the 20th Century
- Electrical Engineer
- Was a "maverick" who thought on his own
- Family man, supportive friend
Inventions
- Integrated circuit
- Electronic calculator
- Texas Instruments' microprocessor
Jack Kilby's Secrets to Success
- Looked for the not obvious solutions
- Created new model for testing
- Cost is a key function for success
- Self-motivated
- Visionary
- Risk Taker
- Ambitious
- Chose very diligent and resourceful team mates
- Used engineering principles
- Used Statistics
- Was not worried about management
