Silicon Valley veterans and newbies alike will want to explore this book that delves into the rich history behind the region that birthed the world's most important industry. Technology journalist Ashlee Vance has captured almost every aspect of the area stretching between San Francisco and San Jose, California, starting with the eager radio and electronics enthusiasts of the early 1900s and ending with the computing powerhouses of today such as Google and Apple. Along the way, the book profiles the people and places that have elevated Silicon Valley to an almost mythic pedestal.
This book delivers Silicon Valley, taking us from success story to failed startup and back again as we drive the roads from San Francisco to Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose. It's full of profiles of the larger-than-life characters that pioneered the processor, computer, and Internet revolutions. The book's vibrant design includes "Silicon Valley Soundbytes" packed with insider information and trivia, and "Click Here" sidebars, which suggest places to eat, drink, and shop.
Place by place, readers get the inside scoop on all the addresses that count, which include Microsoft research centers; the headquarters of Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle; research powerhouses such as Stanford University, NASA Ames, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; the Computer History Museum and The Tech Museum; the Shoreline Amphitheater; the Churchill Club; and many more.
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Outline
Introduction: Shockley brings silicon to Silicon Valley
Chapter 1: Palo Alto and Menlo Park
· Federal Telegraph Company
· Stanford University/Stanford Research Park/The Stanford Dish/Silicon Valley Archives
· University Avenue and Stanford Shopping Center: collegiate eateries contrast with high-end mall
· Hewlett-Packard: HP history and background with headquarters address
· HP Garage: Thousands of people a year come by the house to try to see the garage, which a historic market designates as “Birthplace of Silicon Valley”
· Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) – Menlo Park: Fun with high-energy physics. Provides tours daily and hosts thousands of visitors each year
· Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). Campus located on beautiful, hilly bit of land in Palo Alto.No tours, but it offers talks open to the public every Thursday.
· Sand Hill Road/3000 Sand Hill Road: Where everyone goes to get venture capitol
· SRI International, Menlo Park
· Fairchild Semiconductor
Chapter 2: Mountain View
Shockley Semiconductor
Computer History Museum
Fenwick & West quintessential SV law firm
Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus:
SGI: Silicon GraphicsThe Stevens Creek Trail:
NASA Ames:S
ETI Institute
etscape HQ
Google/Googleplex
Chapter 3: Santa Clara and Sunnyvale
Intel/Intel Museum/Intel Headquarters
Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale
Sun Microsystems/Sun's Headquarters
AMD Advanced Micro Device
Yahoo Sunnyvale
Chapter 4: San Jose
World's First Broadcasting Station: KQW
IBM's Almaden Research Center/Magnetic Disk Heritage Center
San Jose City Hall
Santana RoweBay
Winchester Mystery House/Tours. Thousands go each yearSan Jose State University
Pulgas Water Temple
Lick Observatory
Cisco Systems
The Tech Museum of Innovation
hildren's Discovery Museum
Chapter 5: San Francisco
Green Street Lab
The Exploratorium
The Wave Organ
The Letterman Digital Arts Center
Moscone Center
The MetreonC
raigslist.org
Golden Gate Yacht ClubS
ilicon Justice: San Francisco's courthouses
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Microsoft Research Center
Genetech
California Academy of Sciences
Bay Area Laboratory
Co-operative
Technology Publishers RowA
T&T Park
Monster/Candlestick Park
Chapter 6: Out and About in Silicon Valley: The Surrounding Scene
Windy Hill
Oracle, Redwood Shores
Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek
Atari, Sunnyvale
Electronic Arts, Redwood City
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/Discovery Center
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore
Excite@Home
Alviso: Home of Tivo
Drawbridge (ghost town)Apple Computer, Cupertino
Drive the Valley: Best Routes for Seeing it All
Suggested Reading
Surf the Valley
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