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Tech HistoryDeep Dive August 9, 2026 3 min read

The Integrated Circuit: How Kilby and Noyce Solved Different Parts of the Same Problem

A patent- and process-aware history of Jack Kilby's 1958 demonstration, Robert Noyce's planar interconnection concept, and integrated-circuit manufacturing.

#technology-history#integrated-circuit#semiconductors

Tech HistoryHow-To July 11, 2026 4 min read

How to Trace a Technology's Lineage Through Patents and Standards Documents

Use Google Patents, Espacenet, and USPTO records — filing dates, prior art, assignments, litigation — to trace who actually built what first.

#howto#patents#standards

Tech HistoryFix July 10, 2026 3 min read

Correcting the Record: ENIAC Wasn't Legally the 'First' Computer

ENIAC is taught as the first electronic computer, but 1973's Honeywell v. Sperry Rand invalidated its patent — partly over a 1941 visit to Atanasoff.

#fix#myth#history