Marcian Edward Hoff, Jr., known as "Ted, " was born in Rochester, New York. His interest in science was encouraged by his father, who worked in railway signaling, and his uncle, a chemical engineer with Kodak. Hoff graduated in 1958 from Rochester...

1937- American electrical engineer who designed the first microprocessor. In 1969 Hoff was assigned to work on Intel's Busicom contract to produce a 12-chip hand-held calculator. Employing Intel's silicon-gated metal-oxide semiconductor...

Dr. Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff Jr. (born October 28, 1937 in Rochester, New York), is one of the inventors of the microprocessor. Hoff, an engineer, joined Intel in 1968 as employee number 12, and is credited with coming up with the idea of a universal...

"Ted" Hoff's career as an engineer began long before he invented the microprocessor at Intel. At age 15, he won a trip to Washington, D.C., and a $400 scholarship from the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. As a sophomore at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in...

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