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)
Technology is a tool, not an end in itself. Its value is in how it serves people.
The magic of the integrated circuit is that it makes complexity cheap.
I'd rather make a dent in the universe than a fortune.
The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.
A company is a community, and the leader is the chief community officer.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
You manage things; you lead people.
The pace of change is such that the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship.
The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.
Our industry is one of constant revolution.
The purpose of technology is to improve the human condition.
If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.
The best engineers understand both the science and the art of their craft.
The only sustainable competitive advantage is learning faster than the competition.
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can't learn anything from being perfect.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Contemporaries of Robert Noyce
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Robert Noyce (1927–1990).