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Also Known As Robert Heath Denard
Born September 5, 1932 • Texas
Died April 23, 2024 (aged 91) • New York • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Awards And Honors Draper Prize (2009)
Subjects Of Study dynamic random-access memory • integrated circuit • transistor
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