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San Mateo County History Makers
Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World
Opened July 29, 2006

Entepreneur GameThe exhibit chronicles some of the entrepreneurs who made San Mateo County known around the world for advances in such fields as finance, high tech, and biotech. Their work has changed our daily life – from innovations that make banking more accessible to microchips that speed communications to advances in medicine.

The Entrepreneurs:
A.P. Giannini, Bank of America
Alexander Poinitoff, Ampex
Gordon Moore, Intel
Herbert Boyer & Robert Swanson, Genentech
Trip Hawkins, Electronic Arts & Digital Chocolate
Steve Jobs, NeXt
Charles B. Johnson, Franklin Templeton Investments
Rod McLellan, Rod McLellan Company
Dr. Thomas Fogarty, Inventor Balloon Catheter
Thomas M. Siebel, Siebel Systems, Inc.
Miller Ream, Borel Estate Company
Charles Litton, Litton Engineering
Clarence N. Wolfe, Television Pioneer

 

 

 


 

 

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Touching History
Look for the hands-on history signs throughout the exhibit.

 

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