Google doodle celebrates Robert Noyce; Intel co-founder and ‘Mayor of Silicon Valley’

The honour of getting your individual Google Doodle is bestowed upon just some very special individuals like Gregor Mendel , Alexander Calder and Lucille Ball . Today’s entrant celebrates the 82nd birthday of the late Robert “Bob” Noyce, co-inventor of the microchip. After co-founding Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, he mentored younger engineers to earn the nickname “the Mayor of Silicon Valley.” Surf on over to the Google homepage and you can see its logo imprinted over a microprocessor, which Bob helped to birth.