Jay Last

Jay Last
Born(1929-10-18)October 18, 1929
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 92)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (B.S., Optics, 1951)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physics, 1956)
Known forSemiconductor pioneer
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
ThesisInfrared absorption studies on barium titanate and related crystals (1956)
Doctoral advisorArthur R. von Hippel

Jay Taylor Last (October 18, 1929 – November 11, 2021) was an American physicist, silicon pioneer, and member of the so-called "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.[1]

  1. ^ Lojek, Bo (April 30, 2007). History of semiconductor engineering. Springer. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-3-540-34257-1. Retrieved March 6, 2011.