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The F-14 Tomcat took to the skies within just a few years of the F-15 and F-16, so why was the F-14 retired while its sister jets keep flying?

Ray Holt was a most unlikely candidate to develop a microprocessor chip set for the US Navy’s new F-14 variable-wing fighter jet. From an early age, Holt was a lackluster student, fully committed to a planned career as a professional baseball player. In 1962, as a senior at Dominguez High School in Compton, California, career…

We love firsts in this industry, despite the fact that “the first” anything doesn’t necessarily win the market. Sometimes the first to market does win. Sometimes it doesn’t. When it comes to microprocessors, there’s an ongoing battle to claim bragging rights on being the first. Usually, the argument revolves around three contenders:      …

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The story of the first microprocessor, one you may have heard, goes something like this: The Intel 4004 was introduced in late 1971, for use in a calculator. It was a combination of four chips, and it could be programmed to do other things too, like run a cash register or a pinball game. Flexible and inexpensive, the 4004 propelled an entire industry forward; it was the conceptual forefather of the machine upon which you are probably reading this very article. That’s the canonical sketch. But objects, events, people—they ...