James Fischer (December 27, 1927 – July 3, 2004) was an American engineer, who developed high-purity silicon technology for Texas Instruments. Born in Boaz, Alabama, Fischer grew up in Gentry, Arkansas. Fischer graduated from the University of Arkansas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hired by Texas Instruments in 1955, Fischer, with a master's degree in chemical engineering, worked with the technical staff on high-purity silicon, and helped develop the high-purity silicon manufacturing plant. In 1978 he became vice president of the company's worldwide semiconductor operations, and in 1980, became executive vice president of the company.He retired from Texas Instruments in 1984 and died of cancer in 2004, in Richardson, Texas.
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(Summer 2000) On the road travelling the world.
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Currently producing a documentary on the birth of the Israel air force as well as a number of low-budget projects in development [November 1997]
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Year
Status
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NetForce
1999
TV Movie stand-in: Washington D.C. and Virginia locations
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
TV Mini-Series stand-in - 12 episodes
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
TV Series stand-in: Robert Urich
Overnight Delivery
1998
Video extras wrangler / production assistant
Jingle All the Way
1996
extras wrangler - uncredited / production assistant - uncredited
$11 Million
