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Andy Grove, Valley Veteran Who Founded Intel, Dies at 79

Escaped Eastern Europe strife to start new life on West Coast
Giant of technology world 'epitomized America at its best'

Bloomberg business news — Andy Grove, Former Intel Chairman and CEO, Dies at 79

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March 22, 2016, 12:33 AM UTCUpdated onMarch 22, 2016, 2:14 AM UTC

Andy Grove, who escaped the ruins of postwar Europe to become one of the architects of Silicon Valley’s growth into the world’s center of technology creation, died Monday. He was 79.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Intel Chairman and CEO Andy Grove,” Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich said in a statement on the company’s website. “Andy made the impossible happen, time and again, and inspired generations of technologists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.”