Jack Kilby was an American engineer and physicist who is best known for his role in the invention of the integrated circuit, a pivotal development in electronic technology. He was born on November 8, 1923, in Jefferson City, Missouri, and passed away on June 20, 2005. Kilby's work at Texas Instruments in the late 1950s led to the development of the first functioning integrated circuit in 1958.
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