Noyce section: Cast of Real-Life Characters (in the order of their appearance)
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William Shockley
Bell Labs scientist,
Shockley Labs founder
Elizabeth (Betty) Noyce
Noyce’s first wife
Jay Last
Fairchild Semi co-founder
Jean Hoerni
Fairchild Semi co-founder, planar tech inventor
Sheldon Roberts
Fairchild Semi co-founder
Gordon Moore
Fairchild Semi co-founder, Intel co-founder
Julius Blank
Fairchild Semi co-founder
Eugene Kleiner
Fairchild Semi co-founder
Arthur Rock
Venture capital pioneer
Victor Grinich
Fairchild Semi co-founder
Jack Kilby
Inventor of TI’s version of integrated circuit
Sherman Fairchild
Fairchild Semi financier
Charlie Sporck
Fairchild Semi GM, later National Semi CEO
Jay Lathrop
Inventor of photolithography
Bob Widlar
Brilliant & eccentric analog circuit designer
Richard Hodgson
Executive at Fairchild corporate HQ
Les Vadasz
Fairchild Semi tech leader & Intel exec
Andy Grove
Fairchild Semi & Intel exec (later Intel CEO)
Warren Buffet
Legendary investor & financier
Ted Hoff
Microprocessor concept originator, Intel 4004 architect
Stan Mazor
Microcode developer, Intel 4004 chip
Federico Faggin
Hardware designer, Intel 4004 chip
Grant Gale
Noyce’s professor & mentor
Masatoshi Shima
Logic designer, Intel 4004 chip
Steve Jobs
Tech visionary & Apple co-founder
Ann Bowers
Business executive & Noyce’s second wife
Regis McKenna
Silicon Valley marketing guru
Steve “Woz” Wozniak
Computer whiz & Apple co-founder
Mike Markkula
Apple’s early financier & business mentor
Rod Holt
Developer of Apple II innovative power supply