Jack Kilby, who invented the integrated circuit, has died aged 81. Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2000 for his achievement ...The Register

the monolithic idea, also a patent story.

bitnet discussion and more;

andreu vea published his doctoral thesis "historia, sociedad, tecnología y crecimiento de la red. una aproximación divulgativa a la realidad más desconocida de internet" ¡gratulación! sounds good, have to read.

he also initiated a project about who is who in the internet world, wiwiw. hm, lets see what's gonna be. looking forward to find out more about the questions ...