He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley NYT: Technology By: Alex Williams 30 September 2026 at 14:52 Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91 NYT: Technology By: Alex Williams 2 September 2026 at 13:29 He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancockβs jazz band.