Palo Alto in 60 Seconds

Citations: https://www.historyolympiad.com/ ------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds is created in partnership with the Palo Alto City Library  Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org ------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Seconds was recorded at and edited by MidPen Media Center. For more information about...

For the final episode of the series, listen to the amazing story of entrepreneur Anne Wojcicki, an entrepreneur who is changing the landscape of genetic testing.  -------------------- Citations:  https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/SPACs https://blog.23andme.com/ https://biodesign.stanford.edu/our-impact/stories/From-the-Innovators-Workbench-Anne-Wojcicki-CEO-23andme.html ht...

Episode #5 will trace Indian American Romesh Wadhwani’s spectacular rise to the Silicon Valley Icons’ Hall of Fame. --------------------- Citations:  https://www.motivepartners.com/team/romesh-wadhwani https://ffnews.com/people/romesh-wadhwani/ https://www.wfglobal.org/who-we-are/ --------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources, and more...

From Harvard drop-out to the 5th richest man in the world, take a listen to Facebook’s and its CEO’s story in our 4th Episode. --------------------- Citations:  https://history-computer.com/mark-zuckerberg-complete-biography/ https://about.meta.com/media-gallery/executives/mark-zuckerberg/ ​​ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-facebook-and-the-true-meaning-of-meta https://www.cnbc.com/201...

Episode #3 explores the life of Steve Jobs, who not only founded an awe-inspiring tech company Apple but also led a cultural transformation in many other industries. --------------------- Citations:  https://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269891/laurene-powell-jobs/ htt...

Episode #2 covers the second-most famous entrepreneur-duo of Silicon Valley, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, whose vision spawned the growth of the region's technology sector. --------------------------------- Citations:  https://hewlett.org/ https://www.packard.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hewlett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pack...

Episode #1 is about the most famous entrepreneur-duo of Silicon Valley, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin, and traces the journey of the iconic company, Google. --------------------- Citations: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/history-of-google-14820930 https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/our-story/ https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_page_where_s_google_going_next --------------------- Palo Alto in 60 Sec...

Join local teen historian, Abhivir, for a dive into the innovators and entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley! Episode 1 drops February 1st! Follow us: ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources and more! ⁠⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org

Podcast #6 talks about everybody’s favorite topic, which is, Palo Alto’s restaurants. This podcast features restaurants with a history as well as a following and offers suggestions for visiting eateries in Palo Alto for a bite of history on your upcoming visit to the area. -------------------- Citations: http://www.pahistory.org/ https://www.pastheritage.org/ https://www.alpineinnpv.com/ https://w...

Podcast #5 talks about Mr. Bo Crane who is a passionate Palo Alto Historian. No series on Palo Alto History would be complete without him. -------------------- Citations: https://padailypost.com/tag/bo-crane/ https://www.c-span.org/person/?119934/BoCrane https://www.thesixfifty.com/author/bo-crane/ http://www.pahistory.org/ https://www.pastheritage.org/ --------------------- Follow us: ⁠⁠@PaloAlto...

Podcast #4 describes the city of Palo Alto’s two downtowns and their interconnected history. ------------------- Citations: https://www.britannica.com/place/Silicon-Valley-region-California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/silicon-valley/ --------------------- Follow us:  ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-res...

Podcast #3 is about the world-famous tech hub called Silicon Valley.  ------------------- Citations: https://www.britannica.com/place/Silicon-Valley-region-California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/silicon-valley/ --------------------- Follow us:  ⁠⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources and more!  ⁠⁠lib...

Podcast #2 is about the famous California institution, Stanford University. The episode shares a brief origin, some famous names associated with it, and a few interesting historical tidbits. -------------------- Citations: https://www.stanford.edu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University https://www.forbes.com/colleges/stanford-university/?sh=304906af3e20 --------------------- Follow us:...

Podcast #1 traces the origin and historical context of the name of the town of Palo Alto, the home of Stanford University and Silicon Valley. --------------------- Sources: ⁠https://community.stanford.edu/city-palo-alto https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Home⁠ ⁠https://www.britannica.com/place/Palo-Alto --------------------- Follow us: @PaloAltoLibrary Visit our websi...

Don't miss Palo Alto City Library's new podcast: Palo Alto in 60 seconds, hosted by local teen Abhivir! Episodes will drop the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, starting April 27. Follow us: ⁠@PaloAltoLibrary⁠ Visit our website for events, booklists, E-resources and more! ⁠library.cityofpaloalto.org