National Millennium Time Capsule
National Medal
Winner
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Heilmeier, George, National Medal of Science, 1991
Electronic and information services advancements, organic Thin-Film transistors
"In the electronics and information services area, I would include the
following artifacts:
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1) a model of the first transistor which triggered the electronics revolution
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2) a pentium microprocessor chip symbolic of the personal computer revolution
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3) a liquid crystal display symbolic of the portable personal computer revolution
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4) A tiny cellular phone symbolic of the personal communications
revolution."
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