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Andrew Grove

Andrew Grove

Hungarian-American businessman and engineer

Oct 1, 2026

26:45
Um, why Andy?
26:52
Uh, I'll answer that, but don't dismiss my answer.
26:57
I was extraordinarily lucky.
27:02
Um, I give you an example of my luck.
27:07
I got out of school, went to work for Fairchild.
27:11
My first assignment was having to do with the analysis of the basic transistor structure, device structure out of which modern integrated circuits are made.
27:21
It was a brand-new field.
29:40
[laughs]

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