Profession: Semiconductor Pioneer and CEO of Intel
Biography: Andrew Grove was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer that served as the third Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation. During his tenure, Intel would become the largest semiconductor company in the world.
Alongside his direct influence at Intel, Grove was indirectly influential in the global electronics manufacturing industry. He was named "Man of the Year" in 1997 by Time magazine, and as regards his involvement in Silicon Valley has been described as the "guy who drove the growth phase."
Born: September 2, 1936
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
Died: March 21, 2016 (aged 79)
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Married Life
- 1958-06-08 Author and a pioneer in the semiconductor industry Andrew Grove (21) weds Eva Kastan
Historical Events
- 1968-07-18 Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California
- 1971-11-15 Intel advertises 4004-processor
- 1980-09-30 Ethernet specifications published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation
- 1985-10-16 Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip
- 1989-04-10 Intel corp announces shipment of 80-486 chip
- 1991-04-22 Intel releases the lower-cost i486SX microprocessor
- 1993-03-22 Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS
- 1993-05-17 Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled
- 1994-10-30 Thomas Nicely reports bug in Intel's Pentium-processor on the Internet
- 1996-06-10 Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip
- 1997-10-27 Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment's semiconductor manufacturing operation for $700 million
- 1997-12-31 Intel cuts price of Pentium II-233 MHz from $401 to $268
- 1998-01-26 Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip
- 1998-02-12 Intel unveils its 1st graphics chip i740
- 2005-06-27 AMD files broad antitrust complaints against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations.
- 2014-02-12 Intel entrepreneur and co-founder of the X-PRIZE Foundation, Peter Diamandis, claims that 50% of US jobs are under threat of being mechanized within 10 years
Biographies and Sources
- Chapter 1. The Evolution of Ethernet - O’Reilly Media
Ada Lovelace
Alan Kay
Alan Turing
Allen Newell
Hans Moravec
Leslie P. Kaelbling