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I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understand what they were trying to do and get started, but it did provide for a lot of new ideas. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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I'm doing a little consulting. I'm somewhat retired, still a director of a company or two. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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It's also somewhat in the center of a number of things that will be useful to the company. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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It's true that the original idea was mine, but what you see today is the work of probably tens of thousands of the world's best engineers, all concentrating on improving the product, reducing the cost, things of that sort. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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A lot of old guys in movies are like cowboys - they talk like cowboys and they dress like cowboys. ↗

— Val Kilmer

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My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into it, but it's got a long time. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list. ↗

— Jack Kilby

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