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Title
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Patrick Green oral history recording on Washington County's Silicon Forest
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Description
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An audio recording of an oral history of Patrick Green on his experiences working at Tektronix and Planar in Washington County's 'Silicon Forest.' Topics include: how his interest in science developed; calculators and computers at work in the 1970s; the earliest personal computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s; being hired at Tektronix in 1979; working in research & development (R&D); designing screen display technologies; working as an engineer and a project manager; the spinoff of Planar as a company; creating display technologies at Planar; cultures of the two companies; international business; filing patents and publishing research; development of the 'Silicon Forest' in Washington County, Oregon; women and people of diverse backgrounds in the technology sector; and other topics. This recording is accompanied by a transcript.
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Contributor
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English, Melanie
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Creator
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Green, Patrick
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Date
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2012
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Is Part Of
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High Tech collection
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Format
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MP3
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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WCM_OH_344
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Subject
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Washington County (Or.) -- History
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High technology
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Rights
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In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Extent
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2 sound files (1 hr., 11 min.)
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Spatial Coverage
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Washington County (Or.)
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Type
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Sound
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Source
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Washington County Museum
