A General History of Silicon Valley2023 Editionby Piero Scaruffi | Correspondence(Copyright © 2023 Piero Scaruffi) |
A History of Silicon Valleyby piero scaruffi (2023 edition in two volumes) Vol 1 - The 20th CenturyIntroduction
Vol 2 - The 21st Century
Appendix: BiographiesAppendix: Timeline of the Bay AreaAppendix: A Historical Tour of Silicon ValleyAppendix: A bibliography of Silicon Valley![]() Internships available on the History of Silicon Valley Inspirational quotes: "As an older friend, I must advise you against it, for in the first place you will not succeed; and even if you succeed, no one will believe you" (Max Planck to Albert Einstein) "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" (Harry Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers, 1927) "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible" (Lord Kelvin, British scientist, 1899) "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the US market" (Business Week, August 2, 1968) "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value" (Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, 1904) "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction" (Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872) "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home" (Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977) |