How the silicon chip changed technology forever

1. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the chip

1.1. 1958

2. Tiny piece of silicon engraved with electrical circuits

2.1. Made of semi-conductor material which included geranium

3. Intel released its first chip in 1971

4. Moores Law

4.1. Number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year

4.1.1. Moore predicts this trend will keep occurring

5. The silicon chip had multiple names

5.1. Integrated Circuit

5.2. Microchip

5.3. Nanotechnology

5.4. RAM chips

6. Replaced the vacuum tube due to its small size

6.1. It is often used in modern cellphones

6.2. Every year the silicon chip gets smaller and more powerful

6.3. Size of a fingernail

7. Used in air force military and NASA

7.1. Rockets

7.2. Missiles

8. Transistor made chip possible

8.1. Introduced idea of tiny electrical circuits