Bob Kerwin: The tech engineering pioneer with Irish roots
31 Dec 2020758 Views
Bob Kerwin. Image: Intel Ireland
Intel’s Angela Butler traces the discovery of a pioneering silicon gate technology back to two young Irish emigrants arriving in the US at the turn of the 20th century.
In 1911, Thomas Kerwin moved from the small town of Mountrath in Co Laois to the United States, where he made the city of Quincy, Massachusetts his home. He took advantage of the opportunities available to him, joining the US Navy during World War I and later forging a career as a police officer.
Tom Kerwin married Elizabeth O’Driscoll in 1925. Like Tom, Liz had made the move from Ireland to Massachusetts, having grown up in Rathmore, Baltimore, Co Cork. The couple had four children: Thomas, William, Elizabeth and Robert.