Route 128 technology corridor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Route_128_technology_corridor

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	technology corridor
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:America's_Technology_Highway
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:MIT venture capital university research
gptkbp:centeredIn	gptkb:Route_128
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:Silicon_Valley
gptkbp:declinedAfter	1990s
gptkbp:developedBy	post-World War II era
gptkbp:economicImportance	major driver of Massachusetts economy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	early model for high-tech clusters
gptkbp:homeTo	gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation gptkb:Raytheon gptkb:Wang_Laboratories gptkb:Prime_Computer gptkb:Sun_Microsystems_(East_Coast_operations) gptkb:Thermo_Electron gptkb:Polaroid gptkb:Honeywell gptkb:Analog_Devices gptkb:Lotus_Development_Corporation gptkb:EMC_Corporation gptkb:Kendall_Square_Research gptkb:Data_General gptkb:GTE_Sylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Route 128 technology corridor
gptkbp:influencedBy	suburbanization postwar economic boom defense contracts proximity to universities
gptkbp:infrastructure	gptkb:Route_128_highway research labs industrial parks office parks suburban campuses
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:Silicon_Valley
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:notableEvent	dot-com boom dot-com bust biotech expansion minicomputer revolution
gptkbp:notableFor	high concentration of technology companies
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Bedford gptkb:Burlington gptkb:Dedham gptkb:Lexington gptkb:Needham gptkb:Newton gptkb:Peabody gptkb:Wakefield gptkb:Waltham gptkb:Woburn
gptkbp:revival	biotechnology industry software industry internet companies
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Massachusetts_Route_128
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7