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...created nothing less than a revolution in solid-state physics, not to mention a $231 billion worldwide industry for the microchips that are the heart of today's electronic wizardry, from computers to smart toasters to talking Barbie dolls. The other half of the prize, fittingly, went to Zhores Alferov of St. Petersburg's Ioffee Physico-Technical Institute and Herbert Kroemer of the University of California at Santa Barbara for continuing that revolution by pioneering the lightning-fast chips used in satellite links, cell phones and CD players...
...Zhores I. Alferov (Russia), Herbert Kroemer (United States), Jack S. Kilby (United States...
...OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF WHY THEY WON: Alferov and Kroemer share half the prize for their work in "developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and opto-electronics" and Kilby takes his half for "his part in the invention of the integrated circuit...
...WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE REST OF US: The Nobel committee decided this was the year to honor the world of information technology. Alferov and Kroemer's semiconductors allow us to transmit information over fiber-optical cables, satellites and cell phones. Kilby played a key role in the development of the microchips that act as brains in our cars, washing machines and personal computers...
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