Historical Marker
Semiconductor Planar Process and Integrated Circuit
Historical marker location:
844 East Charlston Road, Palo Alto, California
( Marker is on East Charlston Road west of San Antonio Road, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2009
IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing. 1959.
California was the site of the nation's first successful oil well in 1892. The well was drilled in the city of Los Angeles and produced about 25 barrels of oil a day. Today, California remains a major oil-producing state.