A close-up of the part of the chart showing Frances and William Nagle, who worked for Westinghouse and went on to found Siliconix.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Aug-2023 14:45:22 UTC Robert McNees

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   Frances co-founded a number of companies, including the early Silicon Valley firm Siliconix.

   According to Wikipedia, she is the only woman included in Don Hoefler's 1968 "Semiconductor Family Tree."

   Pdf: http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/still-image/PENDING/X3665.2007/Fairchild/FSC_ENews_Hoefler_July68.pdf