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VIDEO FROM THE FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL AVAILABLE HERE

On October 4, Julius Blank, Jay Last, Gordon Moore, and Arthur Rock -- three Fairchild Semiconductor founders and the venture capitalist who backed them -- discussed the firm's early years and its significance in a panel discussion moderated by Leslie Berlin of the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University.  Stanford University President John Hennessy introduced the panel, which was co-sponsored by Stanford Libraries and the Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West.
A transcript of the panel is available here.

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Video of the "From Counterculture to Cyberculture: The Legacy of the Whole Earth Catalog" panel with Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, and Howard Rheingold, is available here. This panel, moderated by Fred Turner, author of From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, was held on November 9, 2006.

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How Stanford Spawned Silicon Valley:
An Historical Perspective

Henry Lowood
introduced by Ed Feigenbaum


Is Stanford the engine that keeps Silicon Valley running?
If so, in what sense did its spirit of innovation,
management styles, and entrepreneurial spirit
all have roots on campus?
A close look at the history of this relationship can tell us more
about what Stanford has meant for Silicon Valley
and what the Valley has meant for Stanford.
 
Pigott Hall, Room 113
(across from Clock Tower)
 
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 5:15 p. m.
 
Refreshments will be provided
Open to the public

A map of the Stanford campus is available at http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/maps.html

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New oral histories of Silicon Valley pioneers added to the Silicon Genesis project..

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The Robert Noyce Papers are now available for use.

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Video of the "Legacy of Shockley Semiconductor" panel with Gordon Moore, Jay Last, Julius Blank, and Jim Gibbons, is available here. This panel, held September 27, 2005, marked the 50th anniversary of the Shockley Lab.


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