IT Legends: Technology's Most Pioneering and Innovative Heroes

Andrew Grove: The Silicon Valley Visionary Who Defined the ‘Intel Inside’ Revolution Andrew Grove was a pioneering figure in the field of microelectronics, best known for his role at Intel Corporation. He ran the company during one of its most productive and disruptive times in the 80s and 90s and is known as the father of the modern “Intel Inside” revolution. As a titan of industry, Andrew Grove will always be remembered as one of technology's most visionary heroes. Grove was born András István Gróf in Hungary in 1936. Unfortunately, he and his family were subjected to Nazi and Soviet persecution during the Second World War which was documented in his autobiography, ‘Swimming Across’. Towards the end of the war, the Soviets occupied his home town, which fleeing the country became his only option for survival. He eventually managed to flee to the United States, where he studied at City College of New York, and then got a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1963, ...

Gordon Moore: The Physicist Who Revolutionized Computer Memory and Processing Power It is impossible to overstate the importance of Dr. Gordon Moore, the physicist and computer scientist whose eponymous “Moore’s Law” was one of the key factors in the development of the modern computer. Moore is widely credited with being one of the most influential minds in technology history, using his engineering principles and understanding of physics to transform computing and driving technology forward at an unsurpassed pace. Moore, born in San Francisco, California on January 3, 1929, graduated from Berkeley High School in 1947 and then went on to receive his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1950. Afterward, Moore spent two years serving in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, then returned to Berkeley to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics. He received his degree in 1954 and, shortly thereafter, began work at an electronics company in Santa Clara, California c...