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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 7d 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 7d ago
Is 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 7d ago
  https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ is all about it.
- floweronthehill 7d ago
  Palo 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 6d ago
    Haha thank you both! Its always the question, how far back do you go!
4d4m 6d ago
Palo alto runs on defense money