Editing Gordon Moore (section)

==Early life and education==
Gordon Moore was born in 1929 as the second son of Walter Harold Moore (a sheriff in [[San Mateo County]]) and Florence Almira "Mira" Williamson (a homemaker).{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=15, 21-23}} When Moore started school in 1935, the faculty noted his introverted personality.{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=29-30}} His father accepted a promotion to deputy sheriff{{explain|reason=You just said he was the sheriff, so deputy sheriff wouldn't be a promotion|date=March 2025}} in 1938 and moved the family to [[Redwood City, California]].{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=33, 40-41, 52}} In 1940, Moore received a chemistry set as a Christmas gift, which inspired him to become a chemist.{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=44-45}} From 1942 to 1946, Moore studied at [[Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)|Sequoia High School]], where he was involved in athletic activities.{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=46-48, 51}} From 1946 to 1947, Moore attended [[San Jose State University|San José State College (now San José State University)]], studying chemistry.{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=60-61}} He transferred to [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1948, taking courses from [[Glenn Seaborg]], [[Melvin Calvin]], and [[William Giauque]]. He graduated in 1950 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in chemistry.{{sfn|Thackray|2015|pp=71, 79-80, 85}}<ref name="CHFOralHistory"/>

In September 1950, Moore enrolled at the [[California Institute of Technology]] ("Caltech"), where he would ultimately receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1954.<ref>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|first=Gordon Earle|last=Moore|title=I. Infrared Studies of Nitrous Acid, The Chloramines and Nitrogen Dioxide II. Observations Concerning the Photochemical Decomposition of Nitric Oxide|publisher=California Institute of Technology|date=1954|author-link=Gordon Moore|id={{ProQuest|302028299}}}}</ref><ref name=CHFOralHistory>{{cite book|first1=David C.|last1=Brock| first2=Christophe| last2=Lécuyer| title=Gordon E. Moore and Jay T. Last, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by David C. Brock and Christophe Lécuyer at Woodside, California on 20 January 2006|date=January 20, 2006 |publisher=Chemical Heritage Foundation }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://caltechcampuspubs.library.caltech.edu/2503/1/June_11%2C_1954.pdf| title=California Institute of Technology Sixtieth Annual Commencement Exercises (Program)| date=June 11, 1954| publisher=Caltech Camps Publications| access-date=March 29, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233818/http://caltechcampuspubs.library.caltech.edu/2503/1/June_11%2C_1954.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Dodson|first=Vannessa|title=Gordon and Betty Moore: Seeding the Path Ahead|url=http://one.caltech.edu/news/cu/Fall_03/moore|url-status=dead|journal=Campaign Update|issue=Fall 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816203709/http://one.caltech.edu/news/cu/Fall_03/moore|archive-date=August 16, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref> Moore conducted [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Applied Physics Laboratory]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]] from 1953 to 1956.<ref name=CHFOralHistory/>