Cecil Green: Texas Instruments Co-Founder Dies at 102

Cecil Howard Green was a British-born American geophysicist and businessman who co-founded Texas Instruments. Born on August 6, 1900, in Whitefield, England, he lived through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a child.

In 1941 Green and partners bought Geophysical Service Incorporated, which in 1951 was spun off as Texas Instruments. He served as an executive and director and was named an honorary director in 1976.

Green and his wife, Ida, gave more than 200 million dollars to education and medicine. Queen Elizabeth II made him an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire at age 91. He died in La Jolla, California, on April 11, 2003, at age 102.

Achievements: Co-founded Texas Instruments (1951), gave over 200 million dollars to education and medicine, honorary KBE (1991).

Birth: August 6, 1900 - Whitefield, England.

Profession: Geophysicist, businessman and philanthropist.

Interesting Facts: He and Ida were married for 60 years, until her death in 1986.