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The 30 pages that link to Silicon Valley, each with the reason it gives.

• Stanford UniversityRelated: The university’s research, graduates, and industry relationships helped shape the region’s technology economy.

• University of California, BerkeleyRelated: Berkeley research, graduates, and spinouts contribute to the region’s technology ecosystem.

• San FranciscoRelated: The city’s proximity and cultural ties connect it to the wider technology economy.

• SiliconBroader topic: Its name reflects the region’s early concentration of silicon semiconductor firms.

• TransistorRelated: The transistor industry helped establish its semiconductor and technology economy.

• William ShockleyNarrower topic: Shockley’s laboratory and the departures it provoked helped seed the region’s semiconductor industry.

• Fairchild SemiconductorNarrower topic: Fairchild’s growth helped establish the region’s semiconductor-centered economy.

• Agglomeration economiesBroader topic: Its technology concentration illustrates how labor, capital, suppliers, and knowledge can reinforce one another.

• Robert NoyceNarrower topic: Noyce’s companies and leadership helped establish the region’s semiconductor-centered business culture.

• Gordon MooreNarrower topic: Moore’s companies helped establish the semiconductor industry that shaped the region.

• Nolan BushnellNarrower topic: Bushnell built his businesses amid the region’s emerging electronics and technology industries.

• Western United StatesBroader topic: Its rise made the Pacific West a center of global technology and investment.

• Frederick TermanNarrower topic: Terman’s policies helped establish Stanford as an anchor of the region’s technology economy.

• Hewlett-PackardNarrower topic: HP’s Palo Alto founding helped anchor the region’s technology industry.

• San Francisco Bay AreaBroader topic: Its technology economy is a defining part of the region’s identity.

• Sergey BrinRelated: Brin’s career is closely associated with the region’s technology industry.

• Wall StreetCompared with: Its technology-driven influence offers a counterpoint to Wall Street’s financial power.

• Startup companyRelated: Its institutions and investment networks became a model for startup ecosystems worldwide.

• Steve WozniakNarrower topic: Wozniak’s work grew out of the region’s electronics industry, hobbyist networks, and startup culture.

• David PackardNarrower topic: HP’s early growth helped shape the region’s engineering and entrepreneurial culture.

• Effective accelerationismRelated: The region’s growth-oriented technology culture provides a prominent setting for e/acc.

• Marc AndreessenNarrower topic: Andreessen’s move from academic software to startups unfolded within this technology ecosystem.

• Andrew GroveNarrower topic: Intel’s growth under Grove helped make the region a center of the semiconductor industry.

• Bill HewlettNarrower topic: HP became one of the early companies that helped establish the region’s technology industry.

• History of CaliforniaBroader topic: Its technology boom made California a global center of innovation and wealth.

• Lynn ConwayRelated: Conway’s VLSI work helped widen access to chip innovation across the technology ecosystem.

• CaliforniaBroader topic: Its technology firms and startup culture anchor a major part of California’s economy.

• History of the transistorNarrower topic: Transistor research and semiconductor firms helped turn the region into a technology center.

• Leonard BosackNarrower topic: Cisco grew from a university project into a company in this technology region.

• Robert MetcalfeNarrower topic: Metcalfe’s engineering and business career unfolded within this technology ecosystem.