The Resurrection of Heathkit

This Do It Yourself kit, which gained huge popularity in the 1950s and 1960s had a huge influence on a group of Baby Boomer cohorts who would go on to launch some of the biggest Silicon Valley brands and influence a new generation of entrepreneurs.

0:00 Introduction by Tom Coughlin of the Silicon Valley History Committee
0:19 Andrew Cromarty, Ph.D., President & CEO of Heathkit provides the Agenda: History
0:54 Year: 1000 AD (900 BKE) L.E. seeks harbor in North America
6:02 1750-1905: Communications and Flight
7:32 1908-1936: The First Heathkits
8:36 A few examples from a century ago
10:44 1946: Electronic kit era begins
12:47 1950s: Build-it-yourself takes off
15:48 1960s-1970s: Heathkit grows to $100MM
17:32 A few quick lessons from 1,000,000 kit builds
19:47 1980-2010: Payoff from baby boomer makers
21:02 1980s to 2000s: What happened?
24:28 2010s: Fresh start for Heathkit
25:57 Future History

Видео The Resurrection of Heathkit канала IEEE Silicon Valley History Videos