that is the time when a gentleman byt the name of william shockley, who was one of the coinventors of the transistor, moved to california and set up shop. and along with him he brought some of the best young minds in science and engineering at the time, and from that group of people, about a year after shockley started, they broke off and started their own company, kind of the first prototype of start-ups that would be followed many times over in silicon valley. robert noyce was sort of the leader of that group, and they were wildly successful with fairchild semiconductor, and that led to many other companies starting from there. noyce and his colleague gordon moore started intel, which of course did very well, and then our film kind of wraps up in the early '70s once intel has been founded and is kind of off and running. > after making this film, what are some comparisons you see from those early founders compared to, say, the mark zuckerbergs of the world or leaders of today? > > the one thing i would say about today's silicon valley and what came out of these early years - and i th

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at that time, it was shockley. there were a few problems in the church, but they were eventually resolved, and later, i was honored by the church, back in 1997, i believe it was. tavis: if there is a lesson for america out of your story, what do you think that is? >> thinking about that, i think my having come forth to reveal my story should be a lesson to all americans and help americans, black, white, and all others to live together in unity. i think that is one of the big problems that we have had in this country. we need to close that gap. tavis: i am glad you came on to talk to me. essie mae washington-williams passed away at the age of 87. that is our show for this time. we will see you next time. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a the book of mormon star jo gad. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the ri

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the sixteenth final general audience on thursday his resignation will take formal a fact the pope shockley international community with the announcement of his abdication on february eleventh becoming the first pope to voluntarily leave his post in six centuries the cardinals will elect his successor next month again live pictures here from st peter's square at the vatican where pope benedict the sixteenth is giving his final address. you know there's a car bomb has killed seven people in northern mali the attack in could doll was carried out by islamist militants the target is believed to have been a military checkpoint manned by a target group the group was originally allied with the islamists when they seize control of northern mali last year but later fell out with them before backing the french led offensive to drive them out. egypt has suspended all hot air balloon flights in the area near luxor where nineteen people died in a crash on tuesday tourists from britain france japan hungary and hong kong were among those killed a hot air balloon exploded in mid-air before falling three hu

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