Tech history

Information theory

George Boole Develops Boolean Algebra

How Claude Shannon Invented the Future

• A mathematical theory of communication

How Claude Shannon Helped Kick-start Machine Learning

• A chess playing machine

Semiconductors

Early Silicon Valley (PBS)

Fairchild Semiconductor

Lynn Conway

Operating systems

Unix

Linux

SV origin stories

The Traitorous Eight

Alan Kay’s talk at UCLA 2024 Feburary 21st.