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Even before Fairchild Semiconductor was founded, much of the original SF Bay Area tech industry started during and after WWII to develop radar and electronic wa
by nradov 1mo ago
Even before Fairchild Semiconductor was founded, much of the original SF Bay Area tech industry started during and after WWII to develop radar and electronic warfare systems for the military.
- thenthenthen 1mo agoIs there a place I can read about this? I am doing research on tech-histories (mainly in Asia) and i would say 100% of all tech coming from there has its origins in radio and radar tech, yes including fridges (you might have in your home right now)
- LargoLasskhyfv 1mo agohttps://steveblank.com/secret-history/ https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ is all about it.
- floweronthehill 1mo agoPalo Alto by Malcom Harris goes even further back to the 1800s to explain the origin of Silicon Valley. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/palo-alto/9780316592031/?lens=little-brown https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/palo...
- thenthenthen 1mo agoHaha thank you both! Its always the question, how far back do you go!
- 4d4m 1mo agoPalo alto runs on defense money