Silicon Valley (TRIH ep 93, part 1)
1976 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook interview Mark Andreessen about the history and development of Silicon Valley and the internet. The conversation traces roots from military R&D between the world wars, through Stanford’s unique entrepreneurial culture and Hewlett-Packard’s early role, to the chip revolution (Intel) that made personal computing affordable.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1976
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Chernobyl disaster (1986)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)