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What
Others are Saying
November
14, 2000
Dear
Mr. Kilby:
It
is indeed my honor to pay you tribute on being named the co-recipient
of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. Your widely heralded accomplishments
have brought honor to our great state.
Texas salutes you for your intellectual inspiration and your commitment
to excellence.
Sincerely,
Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor, Texas
Enclosure
The
State of Texas
Resolution
WHEREAS,
Jack St. Clair Kilby has been chosen to share the 2000 Nobel Prize
in Physics for his role in the invention and development of the
integrated circuit, or, as it is more commonly referred to, the
"chip"; and
WHEREAS,
The development of the microchip helped to establish the foundation
of modern information technology and heralded the Information Age,
typified by creativity, ubiquity, and rapid progress; and
WHEREAS,
Jack St. Clair Kilby's pioneering endeavors and brilliant inventions
have had worldwide impact of historic proportions, transforming
industry, commerce, and everyday life; and
WHEREAS,
Jack St. Clair Kilby has received numerous accolades and global
recognition, especially by our own nation, which awarded him the
National Medal of Science and inducted him into the National Inventor's
Hall of fame; and
WHEREAS,
Full realization of Jack St. Clair Kilby's impact will not be fully
understood for generations, so profound and sweeping are his inventions,
including over 50 patents and the co-development of the pocket calculator;
and
WHEREAS,
Jack St. Clair Kilby is a role model, an intellectual inspiration
for aspiring young minds, showing what may be achieved if they dare,
dream, and do with relentless dedication, hard work, and an unwavering
commitment to excellence; and
WHEREAS,
Jack St. Clair Kilby has brought honor to himself, and to the State
of Texas, through his revolutionary insights and work, and it is
appropriate for him to be saluted by the people of this great state;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED,
That Jack St. Clair Kilby be congratulated on the occasion of his
being named a co-recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics and
that he be honored for his lifetime of achievements.
Rick
Perry
Lieutenant Governor
Texas
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