Discussion on the success of tech hubs in Toronto and Waterloo despite unfavorable weather conditions, compared to Pittsburgh. The chapter also explores the reasons behind Bill Gates and Microsoft's decision to be located in Seattle instead of other cities with better weather or transportation options.
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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