Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore co-founded Intel in 1968 and in 1965 made the most famous prediction in technology history: that the number of transistors on a microchip would double approximately every two years while costs halved. 'Moore's Law' became the metronome of the semiconductor industry — a self-fulfilling prophecy that drove chip companies to invest billions in R&D to stay on pace, and that powered 50+ years of exponential computing progress.

Moore's Law is not a law of physics — it's a business and engineering observation that became the organizing principle for the entire technology industry. Every smartphone, every data center, every AI model, every video game console exists because chip manufacturers kept pace with Moore's prediction for half a century. The economic and social implications are incalculable.

At Intel, Moore helped build the company that supplied the brains for the personal computer revolution. Intel's microprocessors powered the vast majority of PCs from the 1980s through the 2010s, and 'Intel Inside' became one of the most recognized branding campaigns in history. Moore donated over $5 billion to conservation and science, making him one of the largest philanthropists in history.