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    Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. PASSINGS: Donald Payne, Kurt Lehovec

    <b>Donald Payne</b>
    Donald Payne New Jersey's 1st black congressman Rep. Donald Payne, 77, the first African American congressman elected to represent New Jersey and a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Tuesday at a hospital in Livingston, N.J. He...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Social Sciences, Donald M Payne, Science and Technology, Semiconductors and Active Components

    2. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ex-Facebook insiders building next wave of Silicon Valley firms

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.
    SAN FRANCISCO — All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering. But the people to watch are an elite group of former company insiders. Already loaded, or soon to be, thanks to the looming Wall...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Semiconductors and Active Components, Peter Thiel, Dustin Moskovitz

    3. Dec 12, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Robert Noyce, superstar of Silicon Valley, gets a Google Doodle

    Nation Now
    Robert Noyce: Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce, the co-inventor of the microchip. Robert Noyce. The microchip was small in size, enormous in impact....
    4. Oct 14, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Fowler Museum gets $2 million for African arts curatorship

    Culture Monster
    UCLA's Fowler Museum has received $2 million endowment to help pay the salary of its curator of African arts. The donation comes from Jay Last, one of the founders of Silicon Valley and the high-tech industry....
    5. Apr 23, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Gerald Lawson dies at 70; engineer brought cartridge-based video game consoles to life

    Gerald A. &quot;Jerry" Lawson, an electronics engineer and video game pioneer who led the team that developed the first cartridge-based home video game console system to hit the market in the mid-1970s, has died. He was 70.
    Gerald A. "Jerry" Lawson, an electronics engineer and video game pioneer who led the team that developed the first cartridge-based home video game console system to hit the market in the mid-1970s, has died. He was 70. Lawson, who lived in Santa Clara,...

    Tags: Gaming, Science and Technology, New Products, Gaming Industry, Electronics

    6. May 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Willard S. Boyle dies at 86; a father of the digital camera

    Willard S. Boyle, who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of the revolutionary imaging device that is at the heart of digital cameras of all descriptions, died May 7 at a hospital in his home town of Wallace, Canada. He was 86 and had been suffering from kidney disease, friends said.
    Willard S. Boyle, who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of the revolutionary imaging device that is at the heart of digital cameras of all descriptions, died May 7 at a hospital in his home town of Wallace, Canada. He was 86 and had...

    Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards

    7. Jan 21, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. PASSINGS

    John F. Gifford Electronics industry exec John F. "Jack" Gifford, an electronics industry executive who founded analog chip maker Maxim Integrated Products and served as the Silicon Valley company's chief executive until his retirement in 2006, died...

    Tags: Education, Baseball, Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated, University of California, Los Angeles, Death

    8. Nov 8, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Nineteenth Century American Lithography shows its colors at Huntington Library

    &quot;That was the first part of my life," says Jay T. Last, a founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and leader of the team that developed the integrated circuit for commercial use. When he retired from the computer field, he happily found other things to absorb his restless mind. "This is the second part."
    "That was the first part of my life," says Jay T. Last, a founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and leader of the team that developed the integrated circuit for commercial use. When he retired from the computer field, he happily found other things to...

    Tags: Albert Bierstadt, Gaming, Entertainment, Sociology, Jules Verne

    9. Oct 7, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 3 Americans win Nobel in physics

    One scientist set the stage for the globe-girdling fiber-optic networks that transmit the bulk of everyday television, telephone and other communications. Two other scientists developed the electronic eye that makes digital photography possible. On Tuesday, all three -- described as &quot;masters of light" -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics.
    One scientist set the stage for the globe-girdling fiber-optic networks that transmit the bulk of everyday television, telephone and other communications. Two other scientists developed the electronic eye that makes digital photography possible. On...

    Tags: Education, NASA, Science and Technology, Nobel Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes

    10. Sep 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Los Angeles City Hall becomes tech giants' battlefield

    As Google and Microsoft battle for dominance in technology, a skirmish in Los Angeles City Hall is offering a rare public glimpse into a rivalry that could help determine the fortunes of both companies -- and, quite possibly, how workers in the future will communicate.
    As Google and Microsoft battle for dominance in technology, a skirmish in Los Angeles City Hall is offering a rare public glimpse into a rivalry that could help determine the fortunes of both companies -- and, quite possibly, how workers in the future...

    Tags: Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Genentech Inc., Science and Technology, Employees

    11. Feb 26, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Come for brunch. Bring billions.

    The Internet bubble of the late 1990s ended with a painful pop. When today's young entrepreneurs get together, the only bubbles they see are in their mimosas.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    The Internet bubble of the late 1990s ended with a painful pop. When today's young entrepreneurs get together, the only bubbles they see are in their mimosas. Even as the rest of the business world frets about the gloomy economy, Silicon Valley is living...

    Tags: Startups, Foods and Beverages, Robert Bailey, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers

    12. Mar 26, 2009 |Story| WNEP

  12. Plant Closing in Mountain Top

    A plant closing in Luzerne County will cost more than 200 people their jobs.
    A plant closing in Luzerne County will cost more than 200 people their jobs. Fairchild Semiconductor announced Thursday that it will close its plant in Mountain Top next year. As many as 250 people work there. Layoffs will start next month, but company...

    Tags: Unions, Layoffs and Downsizing, Material Science, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Career and Workplace

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