Sheldon Roberts

Sheldon Roberts
Born
C. Sheldon Roberts

(1926-10-27)October 27, 1926
DiedJune 6, 2014(2014-06-06) (aged 87)
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., metallurgical engineering, 1948)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (M.S., 1949; Ph.D., 1952)
OccupationEngineer
Known forSemiconductor pioneer

C. Sheldon Roberts (October 27, 1926 – June 6, 2014)[1] was an American semiconductor pioneer, and member of the "traitorous eight" who founded Silicon Valley.

  1. ^ "C. Sheldon Roberts: Obituary". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 30, 2014.