Landmark information
- Location:
367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/10/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/2/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 26.575, W 122 9.274 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Birthplace of "Silicon Valley"
This garage is the birthplace of the world's first high-technology region, "Silicon Valley." The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford university professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies in the area instead of joining established firms in the East. The first two students to follow his advice were William R. Hewlett and David Packard, who in 1938 began developing their first product, an audio oscillator, in this garage.