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A Dark History of Silicon Valley
FromThe Bay
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Silicon Valley got its start with a man who was regarded as a genius and won a Nobel prize. But William Shockley was also a racist and eugenicist who promoted sterilizations of black Americans. A new monument in Mountain View celebrates Shockley's work, but ignores his racist past.
Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter
Guest: Sam Harnett, KQED Silicon Valley reporter
Released:
Sep 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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