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Why Silicon Valley is here
From prune farms to Meta HQ and Apple Park, Silicon Valley’s origin story was all part of one man’s plan. And it worked.
Today, one of the hottest parts of the global economy is in Silicon Valley. And it’s thanks to, in large part, a radio engineer who had a plan.
Fred Terman was key in building a technological hub in an area previously best known for its prunes. Thanks to his work developing Stanford Research Park, a new cycle of business innovation began and has continued to this day. Check out the video above for the whole story.
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