Jack Kilby: Inventor of the Microchip Matthew Ford BUSA 2101A- 8 AM T‚ R Many people living in this fast-paced‚ globally-connected world often take for granted the amount of technology that goes into the little "gadgets" they love. They also do not often think about the people that made this technology possible. Throughout history‚ there have been only a handful of persons that have truly altered the way in which a society operates and lives. Jack Kilby ’s invention of the monolithic integrated
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Jack Kilby Jack Kilby had a normal childhood with a family that helped him get to where is his today. He was born on November 8‚ 1923 in Jefferson City‚ Missouri. Soon after he was born he moved to Kansas‚ where he was officially raised. His father was Hubert Kilby and he managed a local electric utility which greatly influenced Jack Kilby to be an Inventor and engineer today. His mom was Vina Kilby and his sister was Jane Kilby. Jack Kilby joined the Us‚ Army in 1941 and was there until 1947.
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Microchips in Humans In today’s society‚ technology continues to find new ways to protect our children and families. Several devises have already been developed to track children when they are away from home. These devises work by GPS signal to track the movement of the child and are worn externally or are imbedded in an item of clothing. There are also GPS devices already approved for implantation in humans. VeriChip was the only Food and Drug Administration-approved human-implantable microchip
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Devices‚ Devices‚ Microchips? Many people have a device that they keep important information on. If they should ever lose it and can’t get another one when they need it‚ what would they do? Microchips might be the answer to this problem. Microchips are being improved by a few companies. In the future‚ companies may invest millions to start making microchips. Microchips are already expensive and most companies won’t spend much money to make microchips currently. Intel is one of the few companies
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Case Study: Inventory Drake Radio got its start during World War I by manufacturing radio communications equipment for the military. By the start of World War II‚ Drake was one of the largest suppliers of military communications equipment. Using its technology and experience gained from manufacturing military communications equipment‚ Drake became known as one of the best producers of amateur radio equipment. Drake especially excelled with its single sideband radios and its two-meter radios for
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the sinister intimations and the positively draconian implications and say a big warm slightly terrified hello to the new‚ FDA-approved implantable microchip‚ coming soon to a hospital and a Starbucks and a bleak government agency and a human dermal layer near you. Very‚ very near you. Have you seen it? Did you check out the pictures? Microchips the size of a grain of rice‚ programmed with all manner of data and inserted just under your skin and it’s all completely legal and government approved
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Human Microchip Implant A human microchip implant is an integrated circuit device‚ a RFID tag‚ encased in silicate glass and implanted into a human’s body. Such implants are used for information storage‚ such as personal identification‚ medical history‚ medication allergies‚ and contact information. If the implant is GPS-enabled‚ it makes it possible for individuals to be physically located by latitude‚ longitude‚ speed‚ and direction of movement. Verichip is one of the devices used for this purpose
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Mom wanted to invent‚ little household items not resolving global issues (that was for men) Invented diligently at night‚ dad was asleep‚ drew familiar items and added to it and the drawings were nearly unrecognizable Night was the only time to stop moving‚ girls pressed her for an American life that their father wouldn’t permit(and she won’t either at first) Argued in English‚ daughters picked it up first and she got better but was still a mishmash of idioms. "When in Rome‚ do unto Romans"
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Bibliography: Holy Bible‚ United States: World Bible Publisher‚ Inc.‚ 1986 Research‚ “Possibility of Microchip as Mark of the Beast”‚ 2007 Last Trumpet Newsletter‚ June‚ 1995 NY Times‚ Nov 6‚ 1992 Last Trumpet Newsletter‚ July‚ 1995 http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/radio099.htm
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African American Inventor Patricia Bath Dr. Patricia Bath‚ an Ophthalmological Surgeon‚ inventor‚ and activist for patient’s rights‚ was born November4‚ 1942 in Harlem‚ New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath‚ who was an educated and well travel merchant seaman and Gladys Bath‚ who was a homemaker and housecleaner. Dr. Bath had a passion for books‚ travel and science. She was good in biology‚ which showed in high school when she became editor of the Charles Evans Hugh School’s science paper
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