History of Silicon Valley
It is hard to imagine lives today without the gadgets and technology, and most of these gadgets were born in Silicon Valley.
SV is enriching human lives everywhere.
So when did this revolution start?
Silicon Valley refers to the place Santa Clara Valley in Northern California.
This place is famous for silicon transistor, the main material for cheap and effective computer chips.
The area where Silicon Valley started was the land where fruits grew.
David Starr Jordan, President of Stanford University first came here to work on Lee deForrest's audion tube.
He invested $500 for the project, that amount was huge for that era.
Mr. DeForrestÆs invention of the Vacuum tube in the year 1906 was seen as the start of new age Silicon Valley movement.
However, it is Frederick Terman who many refer to as the ôFather Of Silicon Valley.ö He was an electrical engineer professor at Stanford University.
He was not just a teacher.
He taught his students a valuable lesson.
He wanted his students to work on their dreams, venture into own businesses, innovate something rather than just work for companies and earn a salary.
He asked the students to start working for local companies; he wanted them to learn firsthand.
He wanted his students to learn from practical experiences, rather than just reading the textbooks.
Many believe that TermanÆs way of thinking gave birth to future Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
The universities and free-thinking professors are the reason why US defense authorities decided to spend on Silicon Valley projects.
The Stanford Research Center was innovating new things in technology and those innovations were creating a positive impact on the lives of American people.
Terman was head of this research work, he not only encouraged his students to work on innovating things but he also encouraged famous Scientists to come in that areas and do research.
He wanted investors; he wanted Engineers from all over the US to come and research at Stanford.