The microprocessor (co-design)

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Who

Stanley Mazor, a Jewish-American engineer, one of the co-designers of the Intel 4004 alongside Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin and Masatoshi Shima.

When

1971

Where

Santa Clara, California, United States

The Intel 4004, released in 1971, was the first commercially available microprocessor, putting a computer's core logic onto a single chip and launching the modern electronics era. Its architecture was defined by a team that included Stanley Mazor, a Jewish-American engineer who helped design its instruction set.

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.