Robert Noyce
An American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation, and is credited with the invention of the integrated circuit.
Most quoted
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
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"The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."
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"Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?"
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All quotes by Robert Noyce (357)
Don't be afraid to take big steps. You have to be willing to take risks.
When you're starting a company, you have to be willing to do anything. You have to be willing to sweep the floors.
The integrated circuit is a pretty simple idea. It's just a bunch of transistors on a single piece of silicon.
The biggest challenge in the semiconductor industry is not making the devices, it's making them cheaply enough.
If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to fail.
The future of electronics is in integration.
We're not just making chips, we're making the future.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Innovation is not about doing new things, it's about doing old things in new ways.
The semiconductor industry is a marathon, not a sprint.
You have to be a little bit crazy to start a company.
The integrated circuit will change the world.
We're building the tools that will build the future.
The key to success is to have a clear vision and to execute on it.
The greatest invention of all time is the integrated circuit.
We're not just making products, we're creating an industry.
The only constant in the semiconductor industry is change.
Risk-taking is essential for innovation.
The integrated circuit is the most important invention of the 20th century.
You have to be passionate about what you do to be successful.
Contemporaries of Robert Noyce
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Robert Noyce (1927–1990).