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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

Finally, I had an answer to the question I had asked 35 years earlier when I was in Thailand: “How did electronic warfare get started?&# And in hindsight, we seemed a bit more agile and innovative in WWII.) Apparently, the Office of Scientific Research thought that Stanford’s engineering department was second rate.)

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

After been stationed at three fighter bases in Thailand ( Ubon , Udorn and Korat ) and working on Electronic Warfare suites on F-4’s, A-7’s, F-105’s and AC-130’s, I got orders to report to a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 bomber base in Alpena Michigan. Imagine how hot, humid and unbearable the weather was in Thailand.

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Founder Interview: Michel Ruiz on Augmented Reality and Building the KaviAR Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

With a 30-year history of leadership and innovation in marketing, entrepreneurship and technology, Michel’s vision is to solve problems and increase clients’ business success with the use of augmented reality. Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. KaviAR Tech is a laboratory for augmented reality.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

These components were the heart of the electronic warfare equipment I have worked on; including fighters in Thailand and on B-52 bombers. Another piece of trivial: the road that is the side-entrance (during business hours) to Agilent Corporation HQ in Santa Clara is named “Terman Lane&# after Terman. to do that.