[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Article which explains what we saw yesterday

Thu Oct 17 15:49:17 PDT 2024

George, et al

I think the Nobel Committee felt that it was slipping behind the curve if
they didn't jump on the "AI everything bandwagon" and give some old guys a
prize for work with AI -- similar to when they gave Kilby the prize in 2000
after Noyce passed away 1,2 ironically Gordon Moore who passed away last
year never got the prize in either Physics or Chemistry [his Ph.D. field of
study at Caltech] although he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom3

Nobel intended for the prize to be awarded to someone who made a major
contribution and whose work would benefit from the money

Ted

Ref:

1:
from the Nobel Prize website

Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.

Jack S. Kilby
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000

Born: 8 November 1923, Jefferson City, MO, USA

Died: 20 June 2005, Dallas, TX, USA

Affiliation at the time of the award: Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, USA

Prize motivation: “for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit”

Prize share: 1/2
Work

The discovery of the small electronic component, the transistor, created
new opportunities to amplify and control electrical signals. New materials
were used and transistors gradually became smaller. Independently of one
another, in 1959 Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce showed that many transistors,
resistors, and capacitors could be grouped on a single board of
semiconductor material. The integrated circuit, or microchip, came to be a
vital component in computers and other electronic equipment.

2:

Intel Corporate History:

Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore were already Silicon Valley legends when they
founded Intel in 1968. The two men had been among the founders of Fairchild
Semiconductors in 1957, and in the ensuing years they had found tremendous
success: Fairchild was a thriving business, Noyce and Moore had grown
personally wealthy, Noyce had co-invented the integrated circuit — one of
the most important devices of the century — and Moore had articulated
Moore’s Law, a defining principle of technology development.

Nevertheless, Noyce and Moore were growing restless. Fairchild
Semiconductors operated as a subsidiary of Fairchild Camera and Instrument,
and they felt the parent company wasn’t reinvesting enough of the proceeds
from the highly profitable semiconductor business into the research and
development of new semiconductor technologies. In 1968, Noyce and Moore
resigned from Fairchild. Noyce explained his hopes for the future in his
letter of resignation:

“I do not expect to join any company which is simply a manufacturer of
semiconductors. I would rather try to find some small company which is
trying to develop some product or technology which no one has yet done. To
stay independent (and small) I might form a new company, after a vacation.”

Noyce and Moore incorporated their new venture on July 18th and made a
commitment to continued innovation a fundamental component of their
company’s culture.
3:
from Wikipedia

In 1990, Moore was with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation> by
President George H. W. Bush
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush>, "for his seminal
leadership in bringing American industry the two major postwar innovations
in microelectronics – large-scale integrated memory and the microprocessor
– that have fueled the information revolution".[44]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-44>

In 1998, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_History_Museum> "for his
fundamental early work in the design and production of semiconductor
devices as co-founder of Fairchild and Intel".[45]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-45>

In 2001, Moore received the Othmer Gold Medal
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othmer_Gold_Medal> for outstanding
contributions to progress in chemistry and science.[46]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-46>[47]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-47> Moore was also
the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom>, the United
States' highest civilian honor, as of 2002.[48]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-48> He received the
award from President George W. Bush
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush>.[49]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-49> In 2002, Moore
received the Bower Award
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Franklin_Institute_Awards> for Business
Leadership.[50 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore#cite_note-50>

On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 12:56 PM ggamota--- via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> I agree, Physics is a HUGE tent. Basically physics is what physicists are
> interested in: biology – biophysics, astronomy – astrophysics. Many
> engineering faculties were populated by physicists especially when there
> were major advances, sch as Vacuum tubes to solid state, etc.
>
> I know John Hopfield. When he was at Bell Labs, he was a solid state guy
> who became fascinated with biology and wanted to bring physics to a
> basically descriptive field. Of DNA discovery, Wilkins, Crick were
> physicists, and the list goes on.
>
> George
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* LCTG <lctg-bounces+ggamota=stma-llc.com at lists.toku.us> *On Behalf
> Of *Robert Primak via LCTG
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 13, 2024 8:16 AM
> *To:* carllazarus at comcast.net; Larry Wittig <9423lew at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* lctg at lists.toku.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Article which explains
> what we saw yesterday
>
>
>
> Catchy title, but I think she is being too strict in her distinctions.
>
>
>
> Physics, last I asked someone about it, is a big tent.
>
>
>
> So is psychology.
>
>
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 11:12:28 AM EDT, Larry Wittig via LCTG <
> lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Why the 2024 Nobel in Physics wasn't for physics.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR1ncz-Lozc
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 2:51 PM carllazarus--- via LCTG
> <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
> >
> > I second Harry’s thanks to Peter Albin for coming up with such a great
> last-minute fill-in.  John Hopfield’s talk went over my head, but I
> followed a lot of Geoffrey Hinton’s.  Hinton’s talk also got my thinking
> there may actually be an existential threat.  His idea that artificial
> intelligences could manipulate people so that we wouldn’t turn them off
> struck a chord.
> >
> >
> >
> > -- Carl
> >
> >
> >
> > From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+carllazarus=comcast.net at lists.toku.us> On
> Behalf Of Harry Forsdick via LCTG
> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:50 PM
> > To: LCTG at lists.toku.us
> > Cc: Harry Forsdick <forsdick at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Article which explains what we
> saw yesterday
> >
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> >
> >
> > I thought yesterday's videos about the two people who one the 2024 Nobel
> Prize in Physics were both amazing -- even though I had no idea what John
> Hopfield was talking about.  Geoffrey Hinton's talk was a lot more
> understandable -- probably because I have heard him before and have read up
> a lot more on the things for which he was awarded the prize.  In any case,
> here is an article I found today about the two contributions for which the
> Nobel prize was awarded:
> >
> >
> https://www.perplexity.ai/page/hopfield-and-hinton-win-nobel-MeAlPhntSDyKO4ZfQVWqbA
> >
> > This came, interestingly enough from Perplexity.ai -- which is an
> excellent example of what can be done using the results of the two awardees.
> >
> >
> >
> > For reference, here are URLs to the two videos we saw yesterday:
> >
> > John Hopfield's Talk: Emergence, dynamics, and behaviour
> > Geoffrey Hinton's Talk: The Godfather in Conversation: Why Geoffrey
> Hinton is worried about the future of AI
> >
> > Thank you Peter Albin for finding these excellent videos for this last
> minute fill-in session of LCTG's weekly meeting.  For me, this is an
> example of why I try to attend these meetings each week.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > -- Harry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Harry Forsdick
> > Town Meeting Member Precinct 7
> > harry at forsdick.com
> > www.forsdick.com
> >
> >
> >
> > 46 Burlington St.
> > Lexington, MA 02420
> > (781) 799-6002 (mobile)
> >
> >
> >
> > ===============================================
> > ::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::
> > Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.
> > Send to the list: LCTG at lists.toku.us      Message archives:
> http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/
> > To subscribe: email lctg-subscribe at toku.us  To unsubscribe: email
> lctg-unsubscribe at toku.us
> > Future and Past meeting information: http://LCTG.toku.us
> > List information: http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us
> > This message was sent to 9423lew at gmail.com.
> > Set your list options:
> http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/9423lew@gmail.com
>
>
> ===============================================
> ::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::
> Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.
> Send to the list: LCTG at lists.toku.us      Message archives:
> http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/
> To subscribe: email lctg-subscribe at toku.us  To unsubscribe: email
> lctg-unsubscribe at toku.us
> Future and Past meeting information: http://LCTG.toku.us
> List information: http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us
> This message was sent to bobprimak at yahoo.com.
> Set your list options:
> http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com
> ===============================================
> ::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::
> Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.
> Send to the list: LCTG at lists.toku.us      Message archives:
> http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/
> To subscribe: email lctg-subscribe at toku.us  To unsubscribe: email
> lctg-unsubscribe at toku.us
> Future and Past meeting information: http://LCTG.toku.us
> List information: http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us
> This message was sent to tedpkphd at gmail.com.
> Set your list options:
> http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/tedpkphd@gmail.com
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/attachments/20241017/0d5842a2/attachment.htm>