The real one is in Philadelphia. IBM ships the 701 and develops the 650 the first mass produced computer. 1953 First high speed printer developed by Remington-Rand for Univac. 1954 Texas instruments introduces the silicon-base transistor. William Shockley creates his company Semiconductor Laboratory south of San Francisco.
Silicon Valley is born.
The USSR launches Sputnik and the space race. Bell develops the modem. Xerox introduces the first commercial copy machine.