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Jack Kildy Resources: "Jack Kilby." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Sept. 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014. "Jack Kibly - Google Search." Jack Kibly - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2014 Early life Born on November 8, 1923 in Jefferson City, Missouri He went to school in great bend, Kansas and graduated at great bend high. He later then went the university of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he received his bachelor of science. He also attended the university of Wisconsin-extension in Milwaukee. Career In mid-1958 was a new employee at Texas instruments. He worked all summer on the problem with the circuit because of his new employment he did not get offered time off. He eventually solved the problem and figured it out then he presented his finding to management which involved mark shepherd. When he proved that it worked it was the first integrated circuit. Then he went to the military and helped build both first military system and the very first computer with a integrated circuits. Later life Kilby died June 20, 2005 at the age of 81 in Dallas Texas because of cancer. His family donated his stuff that was related to his career to south Methodist University and it will be stored at DeGolyer library. Awards The awards he won are the noble prize in physics in 2000 then national medal to technology and innovation in 1990. Also the Charles stark draper prize in 1989. The last one is IEEE Medal of Honor.