硅谷Citywalk：从世界果园到ChatGPTA Silicon Valley City Walk: From the World's Orchard to ChatGPT

Last time we covered the history of San Francisco up to around the Second World War. This time we pick up where we left off and, with Silicon Valley at the centre, look at what happened to this land after the war. How did it grow from a big stretch of farmland into today's hub of technological innovation? And how has this history shaped the corporate and regional culture of the Silicon Valley area today, and what other effects has it had? - Why do people in the Bay Area love picking cherries and strawberries? - Did Stanford and Berkeley have much to do with the rise of Silicon Valley? - Why is Silicon Valley called "Silicon" Valley? Why does it seem that TSMC makes the chips rather than the big Silicon Valley companies? What is TSMC's relationship with Silicon Valley? - Have you heard of Wang Laboratories, the computer company that once went head to head with IBM? Why have so many companies in its history risen quickly and collapsed just as quickly? - Why does everyone in Silicon Valley want to start a company these days? - Where can you go today to see Silicon Valley in the literal sense? - Did venture capital really help much in the rise of Silicon Valley? - If the whole Silicon Valley area were to choose a mayor, who would most deserve the title? - Why did Boston, Seattle or Dallas not become "Silicon Valley"?