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Marcian Edward “Ted” Hoff the 73 year old US engineer has been profiled by Iain Mackenzie in honor of his contribution as co-inventor of the microprocessor that revolutionized the computing industry. Hoff joined Intel in 1967 as their 12^th employee and has been credited with the idea for the universal processor leading to his naming as the first Intel Fellow, being the company’s highest technical position. Hoff also received an induction into the Inventors Hall of Fame, and received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama, other recipients include Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Ray Dolby and his former Intel employer Robert Noyce. Noyce known as the Mayor of Silicon Valley, personally head hunted Hoff into Intel, providing the opportunity to work in a team developing integrated circuits.

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Paul Gardner Allen the 58 year old co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates is releasing a memoir titled “Idea Man” which documents his high school days with Gates through to his resignation from Microsoft in 1983, in which many of his factual claims are disputed by Gates. Allen claims that Gates pressured and bullied him to surrender parts of his share holding on the basis of contribution around the time that Allen was diagnosed with cancer and its subsequent implications on his productivity. Allen also claims there were attempts to cheat him out of further share holdings that failed. In the memoir, Allen describes Gates in his high school day’s as extremely competitive, very persistent and keen to show off how smart he was.

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