> Be Federico Faggin
> Born in Vicenza, Italy, in 1941.
> Study physics. Become obsessed with semiconductors.
> Move to Silicon Valley in your 20s.
> Get hired at Intel.
> Design the first commercial microprocessor by hand.
> The Intel 4004. The chip that started everything.
> Help lay the foundation for every computer, smartphone, and AI system that follows.
> Receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from the President of the United States.
> Barely anyone in Italy knows your name.
> Meanwhile, Italy names airports after politicians.
> Be one of the reasons the modern world computes.
> Be Italian.