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Leslie L. Vadász. Photograph by Steve Jurvetson. Leslie L. Vadász (born Vadász László; born September 12, 1936, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian-American engineer and manager, one of the founding members of Intel Corporation. Early life and education. Vadász was born in Budapest to Jewish parents.
Mar 5, 2021 · Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-Interviewer: Brock, David C. Lécuyer, Christophe; Sponsor: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Place of interview: California--Los Altos; California--Sonoma; Format: Sound; Text; Genre: Oral histories; Extent: 122 pages; 7h 53m; Language: English; Subject: Electronic industries; Emigration and immigration; Fairchild ...
- Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936
- California--Los AltosCalifornia--Sonoma
- Brock, David C.Lécuyer, Christophe
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Oral History of Leslie L. 'Les' Vadasz; 2010-10-18. Oral History of Leslie L. “Les” Vadász. Interviewed by: Rosemary Remacle. Recorded: October 18, 2010 Mountain View, California. CHM Reference number: X5915.2011. © 2010 Computer History Museum. Leslie L. “Les” Vadász Oral History. CHM Ref: X5915.2011 © 2010 Computer History Museum ...
Aug 12, 2013 · Leslie L. Vadász was on the streets of Budapest during the protests and witnessed the momentous shift from peaceful demonstration to bloody revolution. In his oral history he recalled seeing “people with guns, people showing flags from the window with the Russian hammer and sickle cut out of it, and more and more evidence that there is ...
- Retirement from Intel Capital
- Current Projects
- Philanthropy
- Thoughts on Aging
- Career Successes
- Early Life and Education
- Emigration from Hungary
- McGill University
- Early Career at Transitron
- Fairchild and The Idea of Silicon Gate
Vardalas: It is Monday, May 10th; I'm in the home of Leslie or Les? Vadasz: Les. Vardalas: That's right, and is it Va — Vadasz: Yes Vadasz. Vardalas: Vadasz. Is that the proper pronunciation — ? Vadasz: Uh, well, proper for around here. In Hungary they would say Vor-Das. Vardalas: Vor-das [phonetic], huh. Yeah. Vadasz: Here it is Vadasz. Vardalas: ...
Vardalas: I see, from what I've read about you, that you're a person who has a lot of energy, drive, ambition and likes to learn new things. So how do you channel that energy into retirement, what have you been doing? Vadasz: Well I'm involved in a few, very few small companies with technologies which are pretty risky. As you probably noted, I like...
Vadasz: We, as a family, have a number of philanthropic interests. My interest is primarily in the education area. And in that I focus primarily on two things. One is the community where we spend most of our time in. And that is Sonoma. And the other one is my alma mater at McGill. I looked back at my career and really everything that happened was ...
Vardalas: Other than being older, what would be the important differences between the Vadasz of today and the Vadasz of 30 years ago? If you'd look back, how have you changed your outlook? Vadasz: Oh I'm probably more tolerant. I probably would be more apt to work with people if things don't go in the right direction then just try to tell them what...
Vardalas: I want to take you back to your earlier years. But before I do I want to ask: do you find yourself reflecting back on your career, and are there moments when you sit back and reflect on what you did and accomplished? Have you ever thought about the accomplishments that have given you the greatest satisfaction over your career at Intel and...
Vardalas: I'd like to take you way to your beginnings. Vadasz: I was born. Vardalas: Yes. Vadasz: [Laughing] Vardalas: I know from other interviews which you have done that you either don't feel your memory is good or you're reticent to kind of talk about what your events were as a child; but let me see if I understand so far what it is we know. Yo...
Vardalas: You left after your first year. What prompted you to leave? Was it the uprising? Vadasz: The Hungarian uprising. And once the uprising happened, university shut down. Many other things shut down, and so there was an opportunity to leave. Vardalas: Was it something that was obvious to you? It was quite an adventure, quite the leap to go so...
Vardalas: Did you have any intention of going to the university when you got here? When did you say to yourself “I’m going to the university”? Vadasz: I’ll tell you at what point. When I was working at the template making company. We were working in heavy sheet metal. The boss of the place who was in charge of this little shop was an English man. A...
Vardalas: Transitron was the other successful job interview at McGill. Do you recall the interview process? Was it straight forward? Vadasz: Yes. It was straight forward. Then they invited us, some of us down for a second part - for another interview. That was my first trip to the US. It was an interesting experience. They offered me a job. So then...
Vardalas: I’m led to believe that you may have published a paper on MOS technology. How did you get to MOS? Vadasz: Well don’t forget that by the time I left in ’64 there was a lot of activity in MOS and my boss at that time, before I left, a fellow by the name of Dave Root, got very interested in some aspects of MOS. So I got very interested and I...
May 2, 2024 · Les Vadasz - CHM. Les was Executive Vice President and President of Intel Capital until his retirement in 2003. With Intel since 1968, as part of the founding management team, his responsibilities included various engineering and management positions. He was member of Intel’s BOD from 1988 to 2002, and Director Emeritus until 2004.
Leslie L. Vadasz begins the oral history interview describing his childhood in Budapest during World War II. He began an undergraduate mechanical engineering program before continuing in solid state physics at McGill University.
