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                                                                  H.R. No. 139



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a world-renowned engineer 
and Nobel laureate with the death of Jack St. Clair Kilby on June 
20, 2005, at the age of 81; and
	WHEREAS, With his monumental invention of the integrated 
circuit in 1958, Mr. Kilby laid the foundation for the information 
age and truly transformed the world and the way we live in it; his 
semiconductor chip has made it possible for man to travel to the 
moon and for consumer electronics to become an essential part of 
modern life; and
	WHEREAS, Raised in Great Bend, Kansas, Mr. Kilby pursued his 
dream to become an engineer at the University of Illinois, where he 
completed his bachelor's degree after returning from service in 
World War II; in 1947, he began his career at the Centralab Division 
of Globe Union, Inc., in Milwaukee, and first worked with 
transistors, the building blocks for integrated circuits; he 
received his master's degree in electrical engineering from the 
University of Wisconsin and subsequently moved to Dallas to work 
for Texas Instruments; and
	WHEREAS, On September 12, 1958, Mr. Kilby held a laboratory 
demonstration for his new invention: the first electronic circuit 
in which all the components were fabricated in a single piece of 
semiconductor material half the size of a paper clip; as his 
invention transformed the industry, he continued to pioneer 
military, industrial, and commercial applications of microchip 
technology, and held several engineering management positions at 
TI; in 1970, he became director of engineering and technology for 
the components group, and though he officially retired from the 
company in 1983, he continued his relationship with TI as a 
consultant; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his outstanding career with TI, Mr. 
Kilby was a distinguished professor of electrical engineering at 
Texas A&M University from 1978 until 1984; he was the recipient of 
the National Medal of Science and was inducted into the National 
Inventors Hall of Fame and, in 1990, he lent his name to The Kilby 
Awards Foundation, an international awards program that 
commemorates "the power of one individual to make a significant 
impact on society"; holding more than 60 U.S. patents, including 
one for the handheld calculator, which he coinvented, he also 
received the Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal, the 
NAE's Vladimir Zworykin Award, the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers' Holley Medal, the IEEE's Medal of Honor, the Charles 
Stark Draper Prize, the Cledo Brunetti Award, and the David Sarnoff 
Award; and
	WHEREAS, In 2000, this noteworthy Texan was awarded the Nobel 
Prize in Physics for his invention of the integrated circuit; this 
exceptional achievement marks the final chapter of a revolutionary 
career that transformed global industry and everyday life; and
	WHEREAS, With his practical, low-key demeanor, Jack Kilby was 
a humble man, and was always quick to credit the many engineers who 
followed in his footsteps and continued to develop the industry; he 
will be dearly missed by all those who were privileged to know him 
and he will long be remembered for the extraordinary contributions 
that he made to science and to the information age; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Jack St. Clair Kilby and extend deepest sympathy to the members of 
his family: to his daughters, Ann Kilby and Janet Kilby Cameron; to 
his grandchildren, Caitlan, Marcy, and Gwen Cameron, and Erica and 
Katrina Venhuizen; to his son-in-law, Thomas Cameron; and to his 
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jack St. 
Clair Kilby.

                                                                          McCall


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 139 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on July 13, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House