1. 1575 1776 1846 1776 INDEPENDENCE DAY THOMAS JEFFERSON INDEPENDENCE MEXICO ANNEXATION USA SEBASTIAN RODRIGUEZ CERMENO MISSION DOLORES FRAY JUNIPERO SERRA MUWEKMA - OHLONE 1848 1853 1906 1861 1885 LEVI STRAUSS MOVES TO SAN FRANCISCO L.. STANFORD INCORPORATES CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE STANFORD UNIVERSITY GOLD RUSH 1937 1939 1932 1909 1937 POULSEN WIRELESS TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO FREDERICK TERMAN JOINS STANFORD MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE HEWLETT-PACKARD 1948 1956 1969 1958 1957 SHOCKLEY SEMICONDUCTOR LABORATORY VENTURE CAPITAL: SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT VARIAN ASSOCIATES FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR 80´s 90´s 70´s 00´s (XXI) SILICON VALLEY TIMELINE BY www.venturatis.com