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“Federico Faggin is probably the most well-rounded Idealist alive. He embodies the near-perfect combination of hard-nosed, scientifically-informed thought with direct introspective insights into the primacy of consciousness.
Jan 30, 1991 · Federico Faggin was born in 1941 in Vicenza, Italy. After attending technical high school, he worked at Olivetti where he designed and built his first computer at age 19. He earned a doctorate in physics from the University of Padua in 1965 and joined the faculty as an assistant professor.
An in-depth interview with Federico Faggin (Inventor, Computer Engineer, Entrepreneur, Physicist, Connoisseur of Consciousness). For more go to: www.whatiwan...
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- Ryan Kohls
Federico Faggin is an engineer and physicist who invented the world's first commercial micro processor, the Intel 4004.
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The Intel 4004 Microprocessor and the Silicon Gate Technology. The 4004, the world's first microprocessor, is signed with the initials F.F., for Federico Faggin, its designer. Signing the chip was a spontaneous gesture of proud authorship. It was also an original idea, imitated after him by others.
Very few can reasonably claim to have shaped the semiconductor industry, and Federico Faggin is one of them. On May 27th, 2021, ST Santa Clara and Regional V...
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Gardner Hendrie: We have today Federico Faggin, who has graciously agreed to do an oral history for the Computer History Museum’s oral history project. We really appreciate that, Federico.
