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==Scientific awards and honors== Moore received many honors. He was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in 1976 for contributions to semiconductor devices from transistors to microprocessors.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Academy of Engineering Members|url=https://www.caltech.edu/content/national-academy-engineering-members|website=Caltech|access-date=January 8, 2015|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108213159/http://www.caltech.edu/content/national-academy-engineering-members|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1990, Moore was with the [[National Medal of Technology and Innovation]] by President [[George H. W. Bush]], "for his seminal leadership in bringing American industry the two major postwar innovations in microelectronics β large-scale integrated memory and the microprocessor β that have fueled the information revolution".<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1990 Laureates|url=http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/recipients/1990.jsp|website=USPTO.gov|publisher=The United States Patent and Trademark Office|access-date=January 8, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127085703/http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/recipients/1990.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, he was inducted as a Fellow of the [[Computer History Museum]] "for his fundamental early work in the design and production of semiconductor devices as co-founder of Fairchild and Intel".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gordon Moore β CHM Fellow Award Winner|author=CHM|url=http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Gordon,Moore/|access-date=March 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402063331/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Gordon,Moore|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Gordon,Moore/|title=Gordon Moore | Computer History Museum|access-date=January 8, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108161213/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Gordon,Moore/|archive-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref> In 2001, Moore received the [[Othmer Gold Medal]] for outstanding contributions to progress in chemistry and science.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Voith|first1=Melody|last2=Reisch|first2=Marc|title=Gordon Moore Awarded the Othmer Gold Medal|journal=Chemical & Engineering News|date=May 14, 2001|volume=79|issue=20|pages=62|doi=10.1021/cen-v079n020.p062}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Othmer Gold Medal|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/othmer-gold-medal|publisher=[[Science History Institute]]|access-date=February 19, 2018|date=May 31, 2016|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202130646/https://www.sciencehistory.org/othmer-gold-medal|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore was also the recipient of the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the United States' highest civilian honor, as of 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=SIA Congratulates Intel's Gordon Moore for Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom|url=http://www.semiconductors.org/news/2002/06/24/press_releases_2002/sia_congratulates_intel_s_gordon_moore_for_receiving_presidential_medal_of_freedom/|access-date=January 8, 2015|work=SIA News|publisher=Semiconductor Industry Association|date=June 24, 2002|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108222827/http://www.semiconductors.org/news/2002/06/24/press_releases_2002/sia_congratulates_intel_s_gordon_moore_for_receiving_presidential_medal_of_freedom/|url-status=live}}</ref> He received the award from President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 25, 2023|title=Intel co-founder, philanthropist Gordon Moore dies at 94|work=[[Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2790280849|access-date=March 27, 2023|id={{ProQuest|2790280849}} }}</ref> In 2002, Moore received the [[The Franklin Institute Awards|Bower Award]] for Business Leadership.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bogaert|first=Pauline Pinard|date=April 30, 2002|title=Franklin Institute honors eight for their science achievements|page=C2|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1892022062|access-date=March 27, 2023|id={{ProQuest|1892022062}} }}</ref> In 2003, Moore was elected a [[Fellow of the AAAS|Fellow]] of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]. He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Gordon+E.+Moore&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=search.amphilsoc.org|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608162717/https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Gordon+E.+Moore&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore was awarded the 2008 [[IEEE Medal of Honor]] for "pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/mohpr.html|publisher=[[IEEE]]|title=IEEE β IEEE Medals, Technical Field Awards, and Recognitions β IEEE Medal of Honor Recipients|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=May 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502100132/http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/mohpr.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moore was featured in the 2011 documentary film ''[[Something Ventured]]'', in which he said about Intel's first business plan, "It was one page, double spaced. It had a lot of typos in it."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cassidy|first=Mike|date=October 9, 2011|title=Cassidy: Palo Alto International Film Festival brings Silicon Valley into focus|work=Oakland Tribune|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/896801197|access-date=March 27, 2023|id={{ProQuest|896801197}} }}</ref> In 2009, Moore was inducted into the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]]. He was awarded the 2010 [[Dan David Prize]] for his work in the areas of Computers and Telecommunications.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon E. Moore|url=http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2010/92-future-computers-and-telecommunications/199-gordon-e-moore|website=Dan David Prize|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090351/http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2010/92-future-computers-and-telecommunications/199-gordon-e-moore|url-status=live |last1=Prize |first1=Dan David }}</ref> The library at the [[Centre for Mathematical Sciences (Cambridge)|Centre for Mathematical Sciences]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] is named after him and his wife Betty,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/BGML/|publisher=University of Cambridge|title=The Betty & Gordon Moore Library|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123044357/http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/BGML/|archive-date=January 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> as are the Moore Laboratories building (dedicated 1996) at Caltech and the Gordon and Betty Moore Materials Research Building at Stanford. [[The Electrochemical Society]] presents an award in Moore's name, the [[Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology]], biennially to celebrate scientists' contributions to the field of solid-state science.<ref>{{cite web|title=ECS Society Awards|url=http://www.electrochem.org/awards/ecs/ecs_awards.htm#d|website=The Electrochemical Society|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721022447/http://www.electrochem.org/awards/ecs/ecs_awards.htm#d|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Society of Chemical Industry (American Section)]] annually presents the Gordon E. Moore Medal, to recognize early career success in innovation in the chemical industries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon E. Moore Medal|url=http://sci-america.org/site/?page_id=69|website=Society of Chemical Industry (SCI America)|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=October 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027200017/http://sci-america.org/site/?page_id=69|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/sci-gordon-e-moore-medal|website=[[Science History Institute]]|date=May 31, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202130636/https://www.sciencehistory.org/sci-gordon-e-moore-medal|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore was awarded the [[UCSF]] medal in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=UCSF Medal|url=https://chancellor.ucsf.edu/chancellor-awards/ucsf-medal|website=Office of the Chancellor|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704012510/https://chancellor.ucsf.edu/chancellor-awards/ucsf-medal|url-status=live}}</ref>
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