Which Happened First?

Federico Faggin

Federico Faggin
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Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. He led the 4004 (MCS-4) project and the design group during the first five years of Intel's microprocessor effort.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Clive SinclairJuly 30, 1940 – September 16, 2021
  2. Jerry LawsonDecember 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011
  3. Ed RobertsSeptember 13, 1941 – April 1, 2010
  4. Federico Faggin (this page)December 1, 1941 – present
  5. Raymond TomlinsonApril 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016
  6. Patricia BathNovember 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019

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