← Mind Maps · April 19, 2026

Silicon Valley Innovation History

Seven eras, 1900–2030 — radio and vacuum tubes to post-AGI economies

An expanded mind map of Silicon Valley from its pre-semiconductor radio origins through the AI era and speculative 2030 horizons. Seven branches, four sub-branches each, ~200 named facts — people, companies, products, dates — transcribing the structure of the region as a research scaffold.

Orbital mind map. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan, or use the buttons above (+ / − / 0 keys also work). Hover a node to highlight its path to the center and the subtree beneath it.

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The center holds the topic. The six branches fan out bilaterally — three on each side — each in its own color. Sub-branches nest three levels deep under each top-level branch. Hover a leaf to trace the path back to the center; hover a branch to see everything it contains.

This is the shape the topic has when you try to hold the whole field in your head at once. It is not an argument; it is a scaffold. The essays argue against or within scaffolds like this one.

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