Jack Kilby began his career as a rather undistinguished scientist. He couldn't get into MIT, and he got consistently average grades as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. But grades ...

Jack Kilby left his Burnsville residence around 11 a.m. Monday. He was headed for the bank but never made it there, police said. Kilby made a purchase at a Speedway gas station in Lakeville around ...

One day in late July, Jack Kilby was sitting alone at Texas Instruments. He had been hired only a couple of months earlier and so he wasn't able to take vacation time when practically everyone ...