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Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (died 2023)

Born
January 3, 1929
Died
March 24, 2023
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1929

About Gordon Moore

Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, scientist, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. In July 1968, Robert Noyce and Moore founded NM Electronics, which later became Intel Corporation. Under Noyce, Moore, and later Andrew Grove, Intel pioneered new technologies for computer memory, integrated circuits, and microprocessor design. This mirror will be nearly three times the size of the current record holder, the Large Binocular Telescope. Moore served as executive vice president until 1975 when he became president.

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Gordon Moore timeline

  1. In July 1968, Robert Noyce and Moore founded NM Electronics, which later became Intel Corporation.
  2. Moore served as executive vice president until 1975 when he became president.

The world when Gordon Moore was born

Gordon Moore was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gordon Moore's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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