Some of you don't know where or what Silicon Valley is. This page will help bring you up to speed fast!
Once upon a time, but not that long ago, Silicon Valley was just a dry, sleepy patch of orchards between San Francisco to the north and San Jose to the south. Among the willow thickets near the shore and sunbaked chaparral in the foothills, apricots and cherries blossomed here, not a technological awakening that changed mankind. The Valley was brown, not the color of money. It wasn't even called Silicon Valley until the rise of the microprocessor in the early 1970s. It was just the Peninsula or South Bay. Now, "the Valley"—as those who know it call it—is an American icon, a Sutter's Mill for our time. — The Silicon Boys, David A. Kaplan
The Secret History of Silicon Valley (56 min.)
Steve Blank talks about how World War II set the stage for the creation and explosive growth of Silicon Valley, and the role of Stanford University in working with the CIA and the National Security Agency to set up companies in the Valley that sparked the creation of hundreds of other enterprises. The Valley belongs to the military-industrial complex…not the smiling geeks of the television ads.
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Will Spiritual Robots Replace Humanity by 2100? Part 1
A talk by Sun co-founder Bill Joy in three parts. Joy explains why limitations on genetic engineering, nanotechnology and robotics are needed.
Will Spiritual Robots Replace Humanity by 2100? Part 2
Will Spiritual Robots Replace Humanity by 2100? Part 3
