Who Invented the IC? Kilby, Noyce, LN3, Micrologic, SN514B, ul915, 2N1613

About this Artwork  This is a mixed-media artwork exploring the concept and inventions surrounding the Integrated Circuit (IC). The artwork contains four early artifacts a Western Electric 1858 Bipolar Junction transistor, a Fairchild 2N1613 Planar transistor, a Fairchild Micrologic 914 logic chip, and a Texas Instruments SN514B logic chip. The display describes the evolution of the integrated circuit and some of the key people and companies that led to the creation of the computer chip. The following is the preamble at the top of the artwork: Everyone talks about Integrated Circuits (ICs) and computer chips and how they changed the world, but who invented the integrated circuit? There have been a lot of controversies, arguments, and lawsuits over who created the integrated circuit. Indeed, no one has ever patented an “integrated circuit” or a “computer chip”. The truth can be found if the question is adequately analyzed and the achievements appropriately categorized and placed in the