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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Moore was born in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], but his family lived in nearby [[Pescadero, California|Pescadero]] where he grew up. He received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in [[Chemistry]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1950 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in Chemistry and minor in [[Physics]] from the [[California Institute of Technology]] (Caltech) in 1954. Prior to studying at Berkeley, he spent his freshman and sophomore years at [[San José State University]], where he met his future wife Betty. Moore completed his post-doctoral work at the [[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory]] until 1956. <ref>[http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/CaltechNews/articles/v36/moore.html]</ref>


He joined Caltech alumnus [[William Shockley]] at the [[Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory]] division of [[Beckman Instruments]], but left with the "[[Traitorous Eight]]", when [[Sherman Fairchild]] agreed to back them and created the influential [[Fairchild Semiconductor]] corporation.

Moore co-founded [[Intel Corporation]] in July 1968, serving as [[Executive Vice President]] until 1975 when he became President. In April 1979, Dr. Moore became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, holding that position until April 1987, when he became Chairman of the Board. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation in 1997.


Moore has joined [[Gilead Sciences]]’ Board of Directors since 1996, after serving as a member of the company’s Business Advisory Board from 1991 until 1996.<ref>[http://investors.gilead.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69964&p=irol-govdir&ID=106149]</ref> It has also been reported that Moore is a former Chairman and present Life Trustee of the California Institute of Technology, a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Engineering (UK). He is the recipient of the [[National Medal of Technology]] and the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the United States’ highest civilian honor.
Moore has joined [[Gilead Sciences]]’ Board of Directors since 1996, after serving as a member of the company’s Business Advisory Board from 1991 until 1996.<ref>[http://investors.gilead.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69964&p=irol-govdir&ID=106149]</ref> It has also been reported that Moore is a former Chairman and present Life Trustee of the California Institute of Technology, a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Engineering (UK). He is the recipient of the [[National Medal of Technology]] and the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the United States’ highest civilian honor.

Revision as of 16:10, 4 March 2011

For the British admiral, see Gordon Moore (Royal Navy officer).
Gordon Moore
Born (1929-01-03) January 3, 1929 (age 95)
San Francisco, California, USA
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley California Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Retired / Chairman Emeritus, co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation

Gordon Earle Moore (born 3 January 1929) is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law (published in an article 19 April 1965 in Electronics Magazine).

Life and career

Moore has joined Gilead Sciences’ Board of Directors since 1996, after serving as a member of the company’s Business Advisory Board from 1991 until 1996.[1] It has also been reported that Moore is a former Chairman and present Life Trustee of the California Institute of Technology, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Engineering (UK). He is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor.

In 2001, Moore and his wife donated $600 million to Caltech, the largest gift ever to an institution of higher education. He said that he wants the gift to be used to keep Caltech at the forefront of research and technology. Moore was chairman of Caltech's board of trustees from 1994 to 2000, and continues as a trustee today. In 2002, he received the Bower Award for Business Leadership. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The library at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge is named after him and his wife Betty, as is the Moore Laboratories building (dedicated 1996) at Caltech.

With his wife he endowed the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

On December 6, 2007, Gordon Moore and his wife donated $200 million to Caltech and the University of California for the construction of the world's largest optical telescope. The telescope will have a mirror 30 meters across. This is nearly three times the size of the current record holder, Large Binocular Telescope.

Moore was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for "pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer and the semiconductor industry."[2]

Moore enjoys many different recreational activities, including car painting and making model airplanes. He has said his conservation efforts are partly inspired by his interest in fishing.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ IEEE Medal of Honor Recipients
  3. ^ Charlie Rose, 14 November 2005
Preceded by Intel CEO
1975–1987 		Succeeded by

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