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Leland Stanford Junior University Founded
Stanford University was founded with the passing of Leland Stanford's only child to typhoid at the age of 15. -
Frederick Terman Returns to Stanford
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Hewlett-Packard Company Founded
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World War 2 Begins
World War 2 Begins -
Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theatre
The US officially joins World War 2, fighting on two two fronts and three theatres: European Theatre, African Theatre, and Pacific Theatre. The Pacific Theatre brings soldiers and military infrastructures to the West Coast, California, and San Francisco Bay Area. -
End of World War 2
As soldiers come home from the Pacific Theatre, many soldiers decide to settle down in the Bay Area and specifically San Francisco. -
Invention of Transistor
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
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The Traitorous Eight and Fairchild Semiconductor
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National Semiconductor Founded
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Teledyne Technologies Founded
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General Micro-Electronics Founded
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Intel Founded
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Stanford Research Institue Joins ARPANET
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AMD Founded
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Silicon Valley Coined by Journalist Don Hoefler
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Xicor Founded
