Talk:Robert Noyce/Archives/2013

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I removed this link (Biography) because it just took me to the top page of the site. Trying to get to the biography of Noyce sent me to a login page. So, I figured this was too much work for 'pedia users and removed it. IIRC, we don't encourage links to sites that require memberships or logins. —Frecklefoot 19:04, 1 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Possible Plagiarism

Some of this content appears to be plagiarized. For example, "Gale got hold of two of the very first transistors ever to come out of Bell Labs. Gale showed them off to his class and Noyce was hooked." is from http://www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/addlbios/noyce.html and used without quotes etc. The way the content reads it is pretty clear that this is not wikipedia original content. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Multinomial (talk • contribs) 03:48, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Suppose you could add that Gale got the transistors, according to Tom Wolfe's essay in Hooking Up, from Oliver Buckley, who ran the Bell Labs in New Jersey and was also a Grinnell College graduate. 108.15.29.132 (talk) 01:03, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Adding information

I don't want to change the information on the page, and I'm unsure as to how to link information, but I think it would be interesting to add that Noyce graduated from Grinnell High School. While a student at Grinnell College, he was involved in the theft and slaughter of a pig from a nearby farmer for a party. When he was discovered, one of the physics professors convinced the school not to expel him, and Noyce was only suspended.

I'm not sure what you mean about "link information." Do you have a URL to this information? If so, you can put it in the External links section like this:

* [http://www.supercoolwebsite.com/noycebeingbad.html Article on Noyce's high school exploits]

and it will show up like this:

• Article on Noyce's high school exploits

If you just have information, just add it. If it needs some work, someone will come along and polish it up. If you have a reference for the info, add it too. HTH

Also, next time, sign your posts. You can do this with 3 or 4 tildes (~~~ or ~~~~). Most people prefer the latter version because it also slaps in a timestamp. :-) — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:47, Jul 22, 2004 (UTC)

I actually went to him for a report we're doing. At first I've never even hear of him! I wonder that if he invented something so important, why isn't he famous. I just heard that he co-invented this. I think we need more info about him. This doesn't have a lot of information about him in it. I actually found some articles about him in the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

favor?

The article now reads, "He later returned the favor by allowing the college to invest in Intel at an early stage." Is investment a favor? I think this is revisionist. Any citation? Pdbailey 23:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Notes and References

There are 8 different references for his place of birth. 3 of them are from the same book. I think this is unnecessary and makes the article hard to read. I'm not sure how the "refgroup" format works, so I didn't change it, but I hope a more experienced editor will. There is a similar problem in the education section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peboki (talk • contribs) 05:57, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Somebody reformatted the references section, and I think it looks much better now. Thank you. I went ahead and removed some of the redundant references (pages 10.11, and 14 of the same book were referenced consecutively just to state his place of birth). Peboki (talk) 19:00, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 December 2011

Remove the external link:

• Noyce biography on elahmad.com

Reason: Its a Wikipedia mirror, not an independent biography, thus it merely duplicates everything here. Therefore it adds nothing to the article. --155.245.103.78 (talk) 10:06, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Done.--Scott Mac 11:13, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Google Doodle references

To me, having a Google Doodle is not part of one's legacy. To me it's just a Google advertisement so it's more fitting to add it to Pop-Culture section instead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisisfutile (talk • contribs) 15:02, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Can't agree. While it is, yes, a feature of Google, which uses it to sell its page, it is indeed an honor. (without the "u", but not switching it out at the moment) Shajure (talk) 15:48, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Presidential award medals, a building named at your alma mater, and a Google Doodle. Be real people, it's the same honor as a DeviantArt fanfic. 18:57, 12 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.201.180.137 (talk)

Yes, indeed, do. I don't see the parallel. The Google Doodle is covered heavily in the press, and has resulted in an avalanche of edits on this article.Shajure (talk) 19:18, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Footnotes

Looking at wp:layout, since we have multiple citation styles in the article (which is to be avoided), I think that "Footnotes", containing both types, might be better. Leaving it alone for now because of the doogle-edit-spam.Shajure (talk) 15:52, 12 December 2011 (UTC)