Robert Noyce section: Real-Life Places (in the order of their appearance)
Nearly all the events depicted in the novel are set in real-life places. Most of these places still exist today, though for some the names have changed, while a few others have closed. To learn more about any of places below, please click on either their picture or their name. All images and information are taken from public sources such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia.
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
391 San Antonio Rd., Mountain View
Fairchild Semi original building
844 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto
Rickey’s Garden Hotel (Palo Alto)
Clift Hotel, Redwood Room
(San Francisco)
Dinah’s Shack (Palo Alto)
Chez Yvonne (Mountain View)
Velvet Turtle (Menlo Park)
Wagon Wheel (Mountain View)
Former home of Robert Noyce
690 Loyola Drive, Los Altos Hills
Intel Corp. first facility
365 Middlefield Road, Mountain View
Intel Museum (Santa Clara)
Trinity Center Airport
(Trinity Center)
