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Gordon Moore was born in San Fransisco, CA.
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Married with Betty
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He received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950
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He received PhD in Chemistry and minor in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954.
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Moore completed his post-doctoral work at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory until 1956.
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Co-founded fair child semiconductor ..
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Son Steven is born.
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His 1965 prediction that the transitor density of integrated circuits would double every 18 months, now known as "Moore's Law"
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Gordon Moore found Intel in 1968 as a specialized manufacturer of memory products.
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In April 1979, Dr. Moore became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
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Tthe national medal of technology from president George Bush
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Moore became the chairman of Caltech's board of trustees in 1994
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He was named Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation in 1997.
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In 1998 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum.
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In 2001, Moore and his wife donated $600 million to Caltech, the largest gift ever to an institution of higher education.
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In 2002, he received the Bower Award for Business Leadership.
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In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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The Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award.
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On December 6, 2007, Gordon Moore and his wife donated $200 million to Caltech and the University of California for the construction of the world's largest optical telescope.
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Moore was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for "pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer and the semiconductor industry.
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Moore was featured in the documentary film Something Ventured which premiered in 2011.
