Jay Last
American physicist and silicon pioneer (1929–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jay Taylor Last (October 18, 1929 – November 11, 2021) was an American physicist, silicon pioneer, and member of the so-called "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.[1]
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Born | (1929-10-18)October 18, 1929 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | November 11, 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality (legal) | American |
Alma mater | University of Rochester (B.S., Optics, 1951) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physics, 1956) |
Known for | Semiconductor pioneer |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Thesis | Infrared absorption studies on barium titanate and related crystals (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur R. von Hippel |
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