Silicon Valley and its «honest children»
Image via Wikipedia The phrase «Silicon Valley» has long become common nouns - now they refer to any techno, all separate areas of concentrated high-tech production and development. But those who use this expression, as a rule, very little is known about the history of the same - the first - the Silicon Valley. Let's try to fill this gap. University Silicon Valley - District of California, featuring a high density of high-tech companies - especially computer and telecommunications. Silicon Valley is located in the vicinity of the San Francisco Bay: in fact it is a space between the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Today, the main factors of this valley, a phenomenon referred to as the presence of Stanford University and major cities in less than an hour away, the sources of funding for new companies, as well as superb Mediterranean-type climate. It all started back in 1891 when, in a valley near the town of Palo Alto as a bequest a large landowner Lilenda Stanford opened S...