Silicon Valley

by | Oct 1, 2017 | CBS Radio Report


Silicon ValleySilicon Valley is a well-recognized term to describe the part of the San Francisco bay area where ideas are made into reality. But how did it get its name? According to the New York Times Silicon Valley was once known as Š—“valley of the heart’s delight” because of its open land and fruit orchards. But soon those orchards were replaced by three of the world’s biggest tech companies; Apple, Facebook and Google’s parent company, Alphabet and by the second half of the 20th century it became known as Silicon Valley. According to the Times there remains a lot of debate over who exactly came up with the name but most people agree it was made popular in 1971 when journalist Don Hoefler used it as the title of a column. Now Silicon Valley is instantly recognized as the land of technology, startups and new ideas and has become so linked with success other cities are trying to adopt their own. For example; Silicon Alley in New York, Silicon Beach in LA and Silicon Beltway in Washington, D.C. unfortunately it looks like there can only be one.

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CBS News Radio national business journalist Brian Banmiller has spent more than 40 years in the news industry, covering business, politics and the economy on television, radio and in print. Currently, his “Banmiller on Business” reports are delivered to an audience of millions nationwide.

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