The biography of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.
When Robert Noyce studied transistor technology, he knew he was looking at the future.
How the invention of the microchip re-shaped the future and launched the world into the Information Age.
Watch the opening scenes of Silicon Valley.
Lured by the booming electronics and defense industries, young men and women poured into the valley.
Silicon Valley scientists met at The Wagon Wheel for drinks, networking, and camaraderie.
The digital revolution officially began in 1971 with the invention of the microprocessor.
Actors, antique radios, and the greatest prank of all times. Behind the scenes with the producers of War of the Worlds.
After the infamous 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, thousands of listeners wrote letters. American Experience film producers used the letters as inspiration for dramatized on-camera interviews. Watch the outtakes.
Watch the opening scene of War of the Worlds.
Martians! In New Jersey! It was the most famous invasion that never happened.
A brief history of dangerous chemicals and compounds in our homes.
