Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for inventing the microprocessor and the touch screen.
In 2010, he received the 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor the United States confers for achievements related to technological progress.
In 2011, Faggin founded the Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation to support the scientific study of consciousness at US universities and research institutes.
The Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation supports various programs at U.S. universities and institutes to advance the understanding of consciousness through theoretical and experimental research.
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