AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | Silicon Valley, Chapter 1 | PBS

Led by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, changing the way the world works, plays, and communicates. Noyce's invention of the microchip ultimately re-shaped the future. "Silicon Valley" premieres Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 8/7C on PBS. Learn more: www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexper...
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[@user-kt8dy7pc8n]

One of the greatest American experiences ever. The sound track was out of this world. Only in par with hoover dam and the super bomb

[@yoncalla44]

My mother was born at the western end of the valley in 1925 - left to go to Cal Berkeley in '45, married, raised a family in SF, 1951 - 57. The family returned to the valley in mid-1957. I can still remember driving to San Jose via Stevens Creek Rd. in the pre- 280 days - lots of apricot, cherry & prune orchards interspersed with Eichler tracts in the Cupertino area. - Tony Arioli

[@sjkali408]

Thank you for sharing. My family came here in the late 70's from Mexico. I was born and raised here in San Jose. From time we talk about how it used to look and all the orchards, greenhouses, no traffic and very peaceful.

[@zico739]

To this day, PBS has done the only quality documentary on the history of Silicon Valley.

[@shrek22]

have you seen something ventured? what others would you recommend? thanks

[@ShakespeareCafe]

There's a horse trail in Los Altos Hills that borders a 67 acre apricot grove owned by the Packard Family Foundation. It's one of the last apricot groves left in Santa Clara valley of its size and ironically a remnant of past agricultural glory that HP played a large part in transforming orchards to Silicon Valley.

[@AnthonySluissi]

That music intro is everything!! What a stunning documentary. So informative, I was captivated from beginning to end.

[@Dorkus89Malorkus]

I was stoned the first time I watched this. It blew my mind.

[@Inazuma163]

John England bruh im stoned now, and its blowing my mind.

[@AnthonySluissi]

Same here and 4 years after you!

[@Wag2112]

The entire show is fantastic !! Thanks for the effort and load !

[@stevegonzales7762]

San Jose the Capital of Sillicon valley

[@ZoomtronicBlogspot]

i love this documentary, it is stunning!

[@paddynoone5201]

Zoomtronic Apple TV

[@stevegonzales7762]

i love living in silicon valley

[@tperk]

How can you afford it

[@Violative911]

Informative!!! Just in time for my research paper. Thank you.

[@ArtamStudio]

Wonderful. I want to see Chapter 2 and I can't find it.

[@shane8109]

Very interesting! Great info

[@arazemijo9674]

This is really interesting but I can't stop laughing at the word "Noice" XD

[@gregorymurunga8046]

legends

[@paganmin7489]

wie is hier ook vanwege engels

[@zboys4586]

AND THEN......A-HOLES USED IT TO USHER IN ORWELIAN SPIRIT PHANTOMS OF PARANOIA

[@Redmenace96]

The best minds in America come from MIT and Cal Tech.
I'm just sayin".

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

It is a crap hole through and through!!!!

[@trainwreck420ish]

Lies sprinkled with some propaganda

[@RichManhattanite11]

They made Palo Alto real estate ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤