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El Palo Nuevo

    Semiconductor planar process and integrated circuit, 1959

    IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing   Semiconductor planar process and integrated circuit, 1959   The 1959 invention of the Planar Process by Jean A. Hoerni and the integrated...

    IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing   Semiconductor planar process and integrated circuit, 1959   The 1959 invention of the Planar Process by Jean A. Hoerni and the integrated...

      First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit

      First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit   At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be produced...

      First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be...

        Rengstorff House

        The Spirit of the Times   Wild Marshes, Handy Scows & Mr. Henry Rengstorff   The Wild Marshes of Mountain View   When Captain Rivera first looked upon San Francisco Bay in 1769, he saw great...

        The Spirit of the Times   Wild Marshes, Handy Scows & Mr. Henry Rengstorff   The Wild Marshes of Mountain View   When Captain Rivera first looked upon San Francisco Bay in 1769, he saw...

          Introduction of the Apple I Computer, 1976

            Moore's Law

              Birthplace of Silicon Valley

                DIALOG Online Search System

                  SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis)

                    Introduction of the Apple Macintosh Computer, 1984

                      Introduction of the Apple II Computer, 1977-1978

                        SPARC RISC Architecture

                          Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing

                            The Floating Gate EEPROM

                              First RISC Microprocessor

                                SHAKEY

                                  Computer History Museum

                                    Paly Amphitheater

                                    The Paly Amphitheater dedicated in honor of Principal Sandra Pearson 1987 - 1994 and 2002-2004 Submitted by: Eric Goodill

                                    The Paly Amphitheater dedicated in honor of Principal Sandra Pearson 1987 - 1994 and 2002-2004 Submitted by: Eric Goodill

                                      CALIFORNIA/BRYANT PARKING STRUCTURE

                                      Submitted by @AJKhn

                                      Submitted by @AJKhn

                                        Hanna House

                                        Hanna House by Frank Lloyd Wright has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Submitted by: Eric Goodill

                                        Hanna House by Frank Lloyd Wright has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Submitted by: Eric Goodill