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The Great Kanto Earthquake
A major earthquake destroys one-third of Tokyo. The death toll was estimated to have been more than 140,000 people. -
Jack Kilby birth
Jack Kilby was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. -
Beginning of the Great Depression
The Stock market crash of October 1929 was the signal of the start of the Great Depression. (1929-1939) -
Jack served in the war
Served in the military during World War II as a technician in India. -
The Pentagon
The Pentagon was built and becomes the largest office in the world. -
Schooling
Jack graduated from Great Bend High School. In 1947, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree of electrical engineering. In 1950, Jack completed his masters degree at the University of Wisconsin Extension. -
Start of the Korean War
North Korea surprised the South Korean army, and they quickly headed toward the capital city of Seoul. -
Bell Laboratories
Transferred to work at Bell Laboratories from previous job at Centralab -
Texas Institute
Jack transferred work again to the Texas Institute. -
Invention of the Integrated Circuit
Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit. -
First Artificial Heart Implant
Dr. Michael E. De Bakey is the doctor that implanted the artificial heart into the patient for the first time. The patient only survives for four days. -
Thermal Printer
Jack co-invented the thermal printer. -
Pocketronic
Jack Kilby co-invented the first pocketronic. -
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Jack Kilby is inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his accomplishments. -
National Medal of Science
Jack receives the National Medal of Science in 1990. -
Nobel Prize in Physics
Jack wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for basic work on communication and information technology. -
Jack Kilby Passes Away
Jack dies of cancer at the age of 81 in Dallas, Texas.
