Sheldon Roberts
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Sheldon Roberts was an American engineer and semiconductor pioneer best known as one of the "Traitorous Eight" who left Shockley Semiconductor to found Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s modern electronics industry.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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person → semiconductor pioneer → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
Fairchild Semiconductor
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory → |
| fieldOfWork |
electronics industry
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semiconductor technology → |
| hasColleague |
Eugene Kleiner
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Gordon Moore → Jay Last → Jean Hoerni → Julius Blank → Robert Noyce → Victor Grinich → |
| industry |
electronics industry
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semiconductor industry → |
| influenced |
development of Silicon Valley
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| knownAs |
Sheldon Roberts
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| memberOf |
Traitorous Eight
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| notableFor |
being one of the Traitorous Eight
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co-founding Fairchild Semiconductor → helping launch Silicon Valley’s modern electronics industry → |
| occupation |
engineer
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| partOf |
founding team of Fairchild Semiconductor
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| workLocation |
Silicon Valley
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Fairchild Semiconductor
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Fairchild Semiconductor → |
foundedBy |
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Fairchild Eight
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Traitorous Eight → |
member |
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Fairchild Camera and Instrument
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory → |
notableEmployee |
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Sheldon Roberts
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knownAs |