Why were semiconductors invented in the USA? [YouTube] (youtube.com)

The video version of a talk I gave here in Almaty a few weeks ago.

The written blog was shared earlier on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47937611

Just lazy stereotypes and talking out of ass.

I always thought it was because the USA had the best resources for producing semi-electricity in the mid-20th century.