James C. Williams teaches history at De Anza College, in Cupertino, California, and is executive director of the California History Center and Foundation. This article is adapted from “Frederick E. Terman and the Rise of Silicon Valley,” a chapter he wrote for the second edition of Technology in America , edited by Carroll Pursell, published by MIT Press in April.
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