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One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked.

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Today, one of the hottest parts of the global economy is in Silicon Valley. And it’s thanks to, in large part, a radio engineer who had a plan.

As the above video shows, Fred Terman was key in building a technological hub in an area best known for its prunes. Thanks to his work developing Stanford Research Park, a new cycle of business innovation began and has continued to this day.

Watch the above video to learn more.

Further reading:
The Stanford Daily has extensive archives of early issues. It’s fun to peruse, and you can find an article about HP here: archives.stanforddaily.com/1956/02/02?page=1§ion=MODSMD_ARTICLE1

Here’s a full 1969 interview with Terman:
youtube.com/watch?v=Jwk2Y4mi87w

Read Hoefler’s original article about Silicon Valley in which he coined the term:
netvalley.com/silicon_valley/Don_Hoefler_coined_the_phrase_Silicon_Valley.html

Here’s Palo Alto’s survey of Stanford Research Park:
cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/historic-resources-board/2017/id8184-srp-framework-doc-presentation.pdf

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