Magnetic: The History of Computing

Magnetic: The History of Computing Ep. 9: Silicon Valley


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In this episode, we learn about what company Walt Disney had the pleasure of being the first customer of, we learn about the Traitorous 8, a sweet Missouri man and a PhD grad from Stanford who had the exact same idea at the same time, and how NOT to run an office. We also uneventfully visit the man who coined the phrase "Silicon Valley" who himself earned the nickname "the Hitler of the 1980's" later in life. We have our first visit with a reoccurring name on this podcast, and it's a man we will grow to know as the Mayor.

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Magnetic: The History of ComputingBy Nikki Bonomo