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245 at an opening price of: The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 14, 1971, p. 25.
246 His wife asked him once: Field hearing on international policy, Subcommittee on Trade, U.S. House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, Aug. 18, 1983, p. 26.
247 “He had one helluva life”: The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 17, 2000, p. A22.
248 “scientist-cum-charmer”: Jerry Sanders, quoted in ibid., Feb. 4, 1983, p. 1.
250 “There is a basic . . .”: Jack Kilby, “The Inventor’s View,” Chemtech, March 1979, p. 66.
251 “There’s a certain amount . . .”: Interview with Jack Kilby.
251 “No, it was pretty damn close . . .”: Ibid.
251 “Basically, engineers are hired . . .”: CBS Morning News, Oct. 24, 1983.
253 “There are a large number . . .”: Chemtech, March 1979, p. 66.
254 “I would say Jack’s . . .”: Interview with Willis Adcock.
257 “financial genie”: Time, Jan. 23, 1984, p. 48.
258 “The Chip That Jack Built . . .”: www.ti.com/corp/docs/kilbyctr/jackstclair.shtml
260 Sawyer-Kilby interview; “Coming up in a moment . . .”: CBS Morning News, Oct. 4, 1983 (transcript in author’s files).
260 tried to interview: Ibid.
263 “Why? Because he was a businessman . . .”: The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 17, 2000, p. A22.
263 The official announcement: www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2000/ illpres/kilby.html
264 “I’m sorry he’s not still alive . . .”: The Dallas Morning News, Oct. 11, 2000.
264 “He looked like everyone’s grandfather . . .”: Ibid.
265 Kilby’s Nobel lecture: www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2000/kilby-video.html
266 “A Kansas ice storm . . .”: Topeka Beacon-Journal, Dec. 31, 2000, p. 1.
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