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Gordon Moore

American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)

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Occupation

entrepreneur

Born

January 3, 1929

Zodiac

Capricorn

34,414

days lived

94

age at death

Born
January 3, 1929
Died
March 24, 2023 (aged 94)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

About

American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (1929–2023)

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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Libra♎︎

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Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for January 3, 1929

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2023
Day 34,413
Age 94

Death of Gordon Moore

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96%
Mar 24, 2023

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder, passed away at age 94.

2015
Day 31,409
Age 85

Moore's Law Observation

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96%
Jan 1, 2015

Moore observed that Moore's Law was slowing down.

2000
Day 25,930
Age 70

Established the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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96%
Jan 1, 2000

Founded with his wife, focusing on environmental conservation and science.

1997
Day 24,835
Age 67

Retirement as Chairman of Intel

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96%
Jan 1, 1997

Stepped down as Chairman of Intel's Board of Directors.

1990
Day 22,278
Age 60

National Medal of Technology

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96%
Jan 1, 1990

Awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

1975
Day 16,799
Age 45

CEO of Intel

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96%
Jan 1, 1975

Became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intel.

1968
Day 14,441
Age 39

Co-founded Intel

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96%
Jul 18, 1968

Co-founded Intel (Integrated Electronics) with Robert Noyce.

1965
Day 13,255
Age 36

Moore's Law Published

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96%
Apr 19, 1965

Published his observation, now known as Moore's Law.

1959
Day 10,955
Age 29

Director of R&D at Fairchild Semiconductor

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96%
Jan 1, 1959

Became Director of Research and Development at Fairchild Semiconductor.

1954
Day 9,129
Age 24

PhD in Chemistry

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96%
Jan 1, 1954

Received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech.

1953
Day 8,764
Age 23

Postdoctoral at Johns Hopkins

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96%
Jan 1, 1953

Conducted postdoctoral research at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins.

1950
Day 7,919
Age 21

Married Betty Irene Whitaker

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Sep 9, 1950

Married Betty Irene Whitaker.

Day 7,668
Age 20

MS in Physics

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Jan 1, 1950

Earned a Master of Science degree in physics from Caltech.

Day 7,668
Age 20

BS in Chemistry

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Jan 1, 1950

Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from UC Berkeley.

1948
Day 6,937
Age 18

Transferred to UC Berkeley

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Jan 1, 1948

Transferred to the University of California, Berkeley.

1946
Day 6,207
Age 16

Enrolled at San Jose State University

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96%
Jan 1, 1946

Initially enrolled at San Jose State University.

1929
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Gordon Moore

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96%
Jan 3, 1929

Born in San Francisco, California.