This chapter explores the history of Shockley and its employees' departure to start their own companies, as well as the importance of addressing mental health issues. It also includes advertisements for Rocket Money, Watson X, and DraftKings Sportsbook.
Why is Silicon Valley where it is? How did a narrow valley in California become the epicenter of the computer age? People usually say it’s because of Stanford, or the weather. But the answer may be something much more … Freudian. In this episode, Malcolm puts William Shockley—inventor of the transistor, winner of the Nobel Prize, father of Silicon Valley—on the couch.
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