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The Legacy of the Traitorous 8: Founders of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, a name synonymous with technological innovation and entrepreneurship, owes much of its success to a pivotal moment in history: the creation of the transistor in 1947 at Bell Labs. This groundbreaking invention, developed by William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain, offered a new era in electronics, replacing bulky vacuum tubes with smaller, faster, and more reliable components. This shift marked the beginning of the information age and set the stage for the modern computing revolution.