Chip's Dad dies

The Washington Post did an 'Appreciation' piece on Jack Kilby, winner of the Nobel Prize for his invention of the microchip. It's a very nice tribute to a very important man in all of our lives, even if you've never heard his name. My favorite quote is this:

Whenever people would mention that Kilby was responsible for the entire modern digital world, he liked to tell the story of the beaver and the rabbit sitting in the woods near Hoover Dam. "Did you build that one?" the rabbit asked. "No, but it was based on an idea of mine," the beaver replied.