Why Silicon Valley is here

One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked.

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Today, one of the hottest parts of the global economy is in Silicon Valley. And it’s thanks to, in large part, a radio engineer who had a plan.

As the above video shows, Fred Terman was key in building a technological hub in an area best known for its prunes. Thanks to his work developing Stanford Research Park, a new cycle of business innovation began and has continued to this day.

Watch the above video to learn more.

Further reading:
The Stanford Daily has extensive archives of early issues. It’s fun to peruse, and you can find an article about HP here: https://archives.stanforddaily.com/1956/02/02?page=1&section=MODSMD_ARTICLE1

Here’s a full 1969 interview with Terman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwk2Y4mi87w

Read Hoefler’s original article about Silicon Valley in which he coined the term:
https://www.netvalley.com/sili....con_valley/Don_Hoefl

Here’s Palo Alto’s survey of Stanford Research Park:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org..../files/assets/public

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