Olivetti in Silicon Valley: from New Canaan to Cupertino
How did a historic Italian company find its way into the world of electronics and computing?
This episode traces Olivetti’s bold leap into innovation — from the experimental lab in New Canaan, USA, to the groundbreaking Elea computers developed at the Laboratorio di Ricerche Elettroniche in Italy.
We follow the rise, transformation, and revival of Olivetti’s electronic research, all the way to the opening of a new lab in Cupertino, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
A story of vision, technology, and a company that never stopped reinventing itself.