High Tech Industry Icon Gordon Moore to Receive 2004 Society of Chemical Industry's Perkin Medal.

PHILADELPHIA -- The society of Chemical Industry (America Section) has named Gordon E. Moore, Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation, the winner of the 2004 Perkin Medal. The Perkin Medal is considered the chemical industry's highest honor that the society bestows on an individual. E[acute accent]Dr. Moore will receive the award at the 98th annual Society of Chemical Industry - American Section -- Perkin Medal Award Dinner on September 14th in Philadelphia. E[acute accent]"I have always had proudly referred to myself as a chemist. I believe chemistry has played and continues to play important roles in making the world a better place," noted Dr. Moore. "From the time I was 12-years-old and shared a friend's Christmas chemistry set, I have felt the wonder of experimentation and the thrill of results. To be awarded the Perkin Medal is an honor that I truly appreciate and willingly accept." E[acute accent]The Perkin Medal, the highest honor given for outstanding applied chemistry in the United States, is bestowed upon scientists and engineers who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement of the quality of life and the world competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Dr. Moore, one of the pioneers of the semiconductor industry, is noted for some of his key technological efforts that helped create the world's first integrated circuit at Fairchild Semiconductor and the world's first microprocessor and several other cornerstone products at Intel Corporation. E[acute accent]In a 1965 authored article, Dr. Moore predicted the industry's ability to exponentially increase the amount of transistors that could be place on a silicon chip and open the doors for semiconductor chips to become the lowest cost, most efficient method for delivering complex electronics to the masses. This observation has become know as "Moore's Law" and remains a guiding principle for today's worldwide $200 billion semiconductor industry that feeds a trillion dollar a year electronics industry. E[acute accent]Dr. Moore was a co-founder of two of the most important technology companies in the United States -- Fairchild Semiconductor (1957) and Intel Corporation (1968). At Intel, Dr. Moore served initially as the company's Executive Vice President. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1975 and held that post until elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1979. He remained CEO until 1987 and was named Chairman Emeritus in 1997. E[acute accent]Dr Moore earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. E[acute accent]He is a director of Gilead Sciences Inc., a member of the National Academy of engineering, and a Fellow of the IEEE. Dr. Moore also serves on the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology. He received the National Medal of Technology from President George Bush in 1990 and the Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush, in 2002. In 2003 Dr. Moore was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Engineering (UK). E[acute accent]The Perkin Medal was created in honor of Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), who at the age of 18 created the world's first synthetic aniline dye, which revolutionized color chemistry and opened up new possibilities for a whole range of industries; most notably, textiles and clothing. Presented annually, the medal was established in 1906 to commemorate that discovery. Winners are selected by a panel of officers representing all six "sister" societies of the chemical industry: the America Section of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemists, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; the Electrochemical Society and the American Section of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle. E[acute accent]The SCI is an international society founded in London in 1881 to foster applied chemistry in all its branches and to facilitate the exchange of ideas. The America Section was established in 1894 and is one of the largest sections of the society.