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Silicon Valley derives its name from the silicon used in transistors and computer chips, pioneered in the region in the 20th century. However, the term did not gain widespread use until the early 1980s, [ 1 ] at the time of the introduction of the IBM PC and numerous related hardware and software products to the consumer market.
Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968.
Nearby is the Santa Clara Convention Center, one of Silicon Valley's largest event and meeting venues. Santa Clara also offers several museums such as the Intel Museum, Triton Museum of Art, and the Harris – Lass historical house. The Our Lady of Peace Shrine is notable for its 32-foot-tall (9.8 m) statue which is visible from Highway 101 ...
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 Silicon Valley Bank bailout has tech elites feeling attacked. Author Malcolm Harris reminds us of a time when the weapons they feared were bombs, not mean tweets. Column: Silicon Valley elites ...
In 1955, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory opened for business in Mountain View near Stanford, and although the business venture was a financial failure, it was the first semiconductor company in the Bay Area, and the talent that it attracted to the region eventually led to a high-tech cluster of companies later known as Silicon Valley. [54]
Silicon Valley, a longtime engine of human achievement, has become a significant source of human harm. Aware of the gathering backlash, its leaders have dived into the political fray to protect ...
In 2020, he authored a four-hour audio course with the Great Courses for Audible, The Entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley. [7] [8] [9] Often an ignored subject in life and business, McLaughlin’s interview subjects, who created thousands of jobs, innovative technologies and trillions of dollars in revenue, embraced the view that with risk comes ...