Watch american experience season 25, episode 6 silicon valley. Praised as the finest documentary series on television, american experience brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. Throughout the early 1960s thousands of young men and women poured into the santa clara valley every month, lured by the booming electronics and defense industries. I like the american experience series on pbs and this dvd is also very well done. However, other pbs affiliate stations, such as wnet in new york city, have coproduced episodes for the television series. I very much enjoy history especially wwii history and this presentation was superb and filled with new insights about the war, especially the end of the war.
On june 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into yankee stadium to watch what some. Mining silicon valley from mad men era to intel variety. As a result, the sectors storied saga tends to get overshadowed by excitement over the next big thing. Silicon valley dvd, silicon valley tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural santa clara county into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as silicon valley. Robert noyces invention of the microchip launched the world into the information age. In this collection, explore films, interviews, articles, image galleries and more for an indepth look at notable female figures in american history. American experience, tvs mostwatched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. Follows the struggle of richard hendricks, a silicon valley engineer trying to build his own company called pied piper. Silicon valley in the 1960s american experience pbs. He works closely with flagship pbs strands such as nature, nova and american experience as well as managing a large portfolio of independent projects. What are movies and documentaries about silicon valley and.
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Silicon valley and the digital revolution american. American experience silicon valley chapter 1 season 25. Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by imdb. Created by john altschuler, mike judge, dave krinsky. Learning about the development of silicon valley is an interesting tale because it shows what a few brilliant people can make into a multibillion dollar industry.
Pbss consistently impressive history series, american experience, points the spotlight in the other direction for an overdue look back, more than half a century, to the roots of modern startup culture. American experience silicon valley clip 3 pbs youtube. The birth of silicon valley is the story of pioneers who took a plunge into the unknown hoping to make a better life for themselves and for an untold number of others. If you want the real silicon valley, skip bravo and tune. Extras american experience silicon valley chapter 1. Since the programs debut on october 4, 1988, american experience has broadcast 344 episodes and has been a recipient of over 265 broadcast and web awards. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded fairchild semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist robert noyce.
Journalist don hoefler first uses the name silicon valley in a series of articles in the electronic news. American experience silicon valley special hitting pbs in. Silicon valley tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural. Malone in the american experience documentary silicon valley, airing tuesday on pbs. The series airs documentaries about historic events or historical figures that had an impact upon the united states government or its citizens. Get a list of the best movie and tv titles recently added and coming. Dec 31, 2012 its kind of cool that the pbs documentary series american experience has plans to air a film called silicon valley in february. American experience silicon valley clip 3 pbs by americanexperiencepbs. Silicon valley tells the story of the pioneering scientists and. On the tuesday, february 5th at 9pm, a new entry into the alwaysexcellent documentary series american experience will take on the information age. Watch silicon valley american experience official site pbs. The title would also be excellent for this american experience documentary directed by randall maclowry, which was released in 20. Led by physicist robert noyce, fairchild semiconductor began as a startup company whose radical innovations would help make the united.
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Where the future was born, will run on tv as part of pbss american experience history series. I love the wonderful pbs series the american experience and look forward to seeing all of their documentaries. What would happen in the area now dubbed silicon valley would transform the world far more than all the postww ii political, economic and social structures. Silicon valley, on american experience on pbs the new york. Silicon valley american experience randall maclowry.
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Now pbs is taking a different approach, producing a documentary episode for its american experience series that delves into the history of silicon valley as an epicenter for innovation. Ive always liked the series american experience was the platform through which such ponderous historical tv masterpieces as the civil war and baseball reached the screen. Silicon valley tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural santa clara county into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as silicon valley. I bought this a couple years ago after coming across it toward the end on tv and wanting to see the whole show. Feb 05, 20 silicon valley is a deceptively grand title for the new american experience documentary tuesday night on pbs. Its kind of cool that the pbs documentary series american experience has plans to air a film called silicon valley in february. The silicon valley asian american pacific film festival provides a platform for the artistry of story telling of the asian and pacific islander through the lens of the american experience, the imaginable and the unimaginable connecting our lives and communities through written words, song and performance. Some of the luminaries gathered at the event were gordon moore. Intel employee ted hoff, inventor of the first microprocessor, courtesy. The silicon valley of hardware full documentary future cities wired duration. Silicon valley is a region in the southern part of the san francisco bay area in northern california that serves as a global center for high technology, innovation, venture capital, and social media. American experience silicon valley clip 1 pbs youtube.
The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded. Fairchild semiconductor and the men who helped invent. With leslie berlin, roger borovoy, kathleen cohen, andrew grove. American experience documentary to tell the tale of silicon valleys. During his time at pbs, projects gardner shepherded have won three emmy awards, two peabody awards, a dupontcolumbia award, an imagen award, an naacp image award and numerous jackson hole. Silicon valley pbs american experience documentary.
Were not really big on history around here, says writer michael s. It corresponds roughly to the geographical santa clara valley. The show is produced primarily by wgbhtv, a television station and pbs affiliate located in boston. Feb 04, 20 were not really big on history around here, says writer michael s. Early silicon valley american experience official site pbs. On june 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into yankee stadium to watch what some have. Silicon valley was born through several contributing factors intersecting, including a skilled science research base housed in area universities, plentiful venture capital, and steady u. The latest episode of pbss american experience series, silicon valley, tells the story of how the choices noyce, moore, and several other young physicists shaped modernday silicon valley. Jan 22, 20 silicon valley tells the story of the pioneering scientists and engineers who transformed rural santa clara county into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as silicon valley. In 1957, decades before steve jobs dreamed up apple or mark zuckerberg created facebook, a group of eight. Introduced in 1971, the microprocessor is basically the fundamental driving force and brain of all of the digital equipment we use today from iphones and computers to notebooks and tablets. Like many films about silicon valley, this one also cheats by including san francisco vistas and cable cars. Silicon valley may make you think of a sea of startups trying to make it big in the. The collection includes a number of great episodes from the series, including american experience silicon valley.
Feb 03, 20 american experience seeks to address that gap with silicon valley, a 90minute documentary premiering feb. Silicon valley scientists met at the wagon wheel for drinks, networking, and camaraderie. The programs thirtysecond season premiered on january 6, 2020. New pbs documentary takes another look at silicon valleys. American experience tv series silicon valley 20 plot.
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