Google Tech Talks
December, 18 2007
How Stanford the CIA/NSA Built the Valley We Know Today
How much does an average Googler know about the history of the place
he works in? Silicon Valley.
Come and test your knowledge. I have seen this talk and I ure you -
even seasoned Silicon Valley
veterans will find this story interesting. Silicon Valley entrepreneur
Steve Blank will talk about how
World War II set the stage for the creation and explosive growth of
Silicon Valley, and the role of
Frederick Terman and Stanford in working with government agencies
(including the CIA and the
National Security Agency) to set up companies in this area that
sparked the creation of hundreds
of other enterprises.
Speaker: Steve Blank
Steve Blank spent nearly 30 years as founder and executive of high
tech companies in Silicon Valley,
most recently the enterprise software firm E.piphany. He has been
involved in or co-founded eight
Silicon Valley startups, ranging from semiconductors to video games,
and personal computers to
supercomputers. He teaches entrepreneurship at U.C. Berkeley’s Haas
School of Business,
Columbia University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Engineering.
Duration : 0:56:31
Tags: education, engedu, google, googletechtalks, talk, talks, techtalk, techtalks
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oh men, the Germans …
oh men, the Germans (im one) we were scarry at that time. Good that u took us down. Imagine Germany had 10-20 more years of tech-development …
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I feel bad for this …
I feel bad for this guy. Sounds like he’s having a mild panic attack while presenting and he’s trying to hide it. Poor dude.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
noticed that too, …
noticed that too, he seams like hes gunna cry
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Professor Steve …
Professor Steve Blank sounds like he is close to a nervous breakdown. Maybe the last few years haven’t agreed with him. I hope he is doing well.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Canada was also …
Canada was also there, just sayin..
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
This idiot …
This idiot obviously doesn’t know the difference between a Lanchester CAR and a Lancaster BOMBER. However, I do believe there was a Lanchester torpedo bomber in WORLD WAR I - perhaps he is just confused!
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
As a former USAF EF …
As a former USAF EF-111A navigator I found this video fascinating. The USAF EW School in San Antonio ought to invite Mr Blank out to speak to the students there.
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
but the British and …
but the British and Germans and Americans are all controlled by the same people..
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I couldn’t help but …
I couldn’t help but notice stupid comments. Fantastic video, it answered a few questions i wondered about.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
We should be …
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
ahh, the …
ahh, the intertwinement of government and industry, or, fascism.
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
My dad worked at …
My dad worked at RRL–he was an EE/PhD from Stanford
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
*SWITZERLAND* was …
*SWITZERLAND* was also alone…
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Very interesting. …
Very interesting. You would have thought though he could have got his facts re RAF bombers right. The LANCASTER was the RAF bomber, the LANCHESTER was the Lanc’s used as civilian airliners after the war.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
No, the Manchester …
No, the Manchester was twin engine, the Lancaster was 4 engine. The Limcoln was the Lancaster in RAF use after the war. The Lanchester was the civilian Lancaster used after the war.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Yes that is a …
Yes that is a little gloomy to imagine, it may have been that way between 1939 and 1945 only. In London it has been sunny more than that and it is still winter.
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