Inventor Who Changed the World Dies at 81

mico saudad · Post by **mico saudad** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:41 am

Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit, one of the inventions that make songfight (and many other phenomena) possible. He is regarded along with Edison and Ford as Americans who have changed the face of the planet. Although he won a nobel prize for his work he never saw hardly any of the trillions of dollars in revenue that his invention created. He was by all accounts a humble and happy guy. Humans don't get much better than that.

jack · Post by **jack** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:50 am

there should be a songfight title to honor him. if spalding gray and sarah vowell got a title, jack kilby surely deserves one too.

possibilities......

"short circuit"
"hit the board jack"
"chairman of the board"

uh...ok. so i like puns.

j$ · Post by j$ » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:59 pm

Also, a little late, but Jack Kirby ....

mico saudad · Post by **mico saudad** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:55 pm

Good point jack, how about these doomed-never-to-appear titles:

Pencil Tip Revolution
Big Things
Small Packages
a Grain of Sand

Rabid Garfunkel · Post by **Rabid Garfunkel** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:16 pm

can't resist...

"I.C. London, I.C. France"

mico saudad · Post by **mico saudad** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:49 pm

clever, that