Friday, May 07, 2010

Max Palevsky dies at 85; computer magnate and philanthropist


A founder of Intel, the billionaire donated lavishly to political causes and the arts.

 

A baron of the early computer industry, he helped found the world's largest chipmaker, Intel. He came up with the cash to save a fledgling magazine called Rolling Stone and bankrolled movies. And he used his immense wealth to build notable art collections that turned the Los Angeles County Museum of Art into a destination for lovers of the Arts and Crafts movement.

 

 

 
 


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