Chapter 1
The Stanford spark and the HP garage
Chapter 2
Shockley and the traitorous eight
Chapter 3
The silicon gold rush
Chapter 4
From orchards to microchips
YOUR GOAL
Master of The birth of Silicon Valley
Ch 1 · The Stanford spark and the HP garage
steve The HP Garage
From Stanford's bright minds, a vision took flight, In a small Palo Alto garage, the future shone bright.
steve Stanford professor Frederick Terman encouraged his engineering students to start companies locally rather than leaving for the East Coast.
steve Walt Disney Studios became HP's first major customer, buying eight oscillators to test theater sound systems for the movie Fantasia.
Fun Fact
Garage status: The HP garage in Palo Alto was designated California Historical Landmark number 976 in 1989.
Glossary
garage (noun)
A building or indoor space used for housing motor vehicles or serving as a workshop. In late 1938, Bill Hewlett and David Packard began building electronics inside a Palo Alto outbuilding.
A building or indoor space used for housing motor vehicles or serving as a workshop. In late 1938, Bill Hewlett and David Packard began building electronics inside a Palo Alto outbuilding.
Quiz
How did Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard decide whose name would go first in their company?
Quiz
In what year did Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard officially start their garage workshop?
Quiz
Which famous 1940 Disney movie used Hewlett-Packard equipment to test its sound system?
Quiz
What landmark status does the historic Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto hold today?