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The Tube business in the 20s
Paul Wesling discusses tubes in the decade of the 1920s.
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A Brief History of Varian
Norm Pond provides a brief history of Varian. Varian was one of the early Silicon Valley companies from the Depression-Era that set the tone and culture and baseline technology for how Silicon Valley developed. As a former president of Varian, Norm Pond brings a unique perspective to this topic.
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Start of Semiconductor Era in Silicon Valley
Paul Wesling provides a brief overview of the transition from tubes to semiconductors in the 1950s.
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Example of Small Tubes
Ted Hoff shows an example of a small tube, while Norm Pond talks about Bell Labs’ efforts in developing tubes.