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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.
1998 — In the 1998 United States elections, the Republicans hold both the House and the Senate. 1998-1999 — Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: President Clinton is accused of having a sexual relationship with 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. This leads to the impeachment of Clinton later in the year by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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]
June – The last month of the 1980s business cycle expansion, at the time the second-longest expansion in American history (the 1960s expansion was a year longer), comes to an end; the unemployment rate is 5.2%.
A formative failure. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the 6-foot-7, 65-year-old Corning CEO. In the 1990s, Weeks was the Corning vice president tapped to run a new optical fiber ...
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
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 2024 election has been described as the first Silicon Valley election. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are the latest tech moguls to dominate the headlines for their political positions. Bezos, owner ...