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Silicon Glen is the nickname given to the high tech sector of Scotland, the name inspired by Silicon Valley in California. It is applied to the Central Belt triangle [ 1 ] between Dundee , Inverclyde and Edinburgh , which includes Fife , Glasgow and Stirling ; although electronics facilities outside this area may also be included in the term.
The rapid growth experienced in Silicon Glen peaked in the 1990s with Canon developing their first UK manufacturing plant at Westwood Park in Glenrothes in 1992. [39] ADC Telecommunications, a major American electronics company, established a base at Bankhead in early 2000 with the promise of a substantial number of jobs. [49]
Silicon Forest (Newark, Nottinghamshire): Silicon Forest consists of various businesses from in and around the Newark and Sherwood area that specialise in technology and innovation. Silicon Glen (Central Belt, Scotland) Silicon Gorge (Bristol, England) Silicon Mall (London, England): the area between Pall Mall and Victoria in London
1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
The cartography of the United States is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the United States. Maps of the New World had been produced since the 16th century. The history of cartography of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the original Thirteen Colonies on July 4, 1776, during the ...
Malcolm Harris, the author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, explains the cycles of capitalism in Silicon Valley. A Complete—Tireless, Even!—Journey Into ...
The history of the United States from 1980 until 1991 includes the last year of the Jimmy Carter presidency, eight years of the Ronald Reagan administration, and the first three years of the George H. W. Bush presidency, up to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It’s not just star tech investor Marc Andreessen. Big names from Apple, Google, and Netflix really don't want anything new built in their backyard in Atherton, California.