Robert Noyce

What Does Meritocracy Mean in Silicon Valley?

Oct 6, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Intel, Pendred Noyce, Robert Noyce Comments Off

by Penny Noyce Last week, NPR’s Marketplace aired a pair of short segments examining the notion of meritocracy in Silicon Valley. The first segment defined meritocracy as “ a grand…

July 18th: Happy 45th Anniversary, Intel. Innovation is Ageless.

Jul 18, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Desperate Case of the Diamond Chip, Galactic Academy of Science series, Intel, Pendred Noyce, Robert Noyce, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), Silicon Valley, Tumblehome Learning Comments Off

by Pat Monteith & Sarah Campbell On July 18, 1968, Intel Corporation was founded by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore. The company had raised $2 million over a weekend, using…

Intel founders Robert Noyce (center) and Gordon Moore (right) with Andrew Grove on Intel's 10th anniversary in 1978.

WGBH’s “Silicon Valley” documents the spirit and creativity that inspires Tumblehome Learning

Feb 18, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in Intel, Robert Noyce, Shockley Semiconductor, Silicon Valley, WGBH Comments Off

“Don’t be encumbered by history: go off and do something wonderful.” So said Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the computer chip and co-founder of Intel. Tumblehome Learning has taken that motto…