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The History of Silicon Valley

October 20, 2026 · 22 min

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Before it became the world's most famous technology hub, Silicon Valley was a landscape of orchards, canneries and small towns. This episode follows its transformation through early electronics, Cold War research, the semiconductor revolution and the arrival of personal computers. Discover the people and decisions behind Fairchild, Intel and Apple, then follow the internet boom, the dot-com crash and the rise of platforms, smartphones and artificial intelligence. It is a story of remarkable inventions, restless ambition and an influence that now reaches far beyond California.

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