65-795: The Whole Earth Software Catalog and The Whole Earth Software Review (1984–1985) were two publications produced by Stewart Brand 's Point Foundation as an extension of the Whole Earth Catalog . Fred Turner discusses the production and eventual demise of both the Catalog and Review in From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. Turner notes that in 1983, The Whole Earth Software Catalog
130-629: A bachelor's degree or higher. "Menlo" is derived from Menlo (the anglicized spelling of Irish Gaelic 'Mionloch', meaning 'small lake') in County Galway , Ireland. The name "Menlo Park" was given to a ranch purchased by Irish settlers in honor of their home village in Ireland. The area of Menlo Park was inhabited by the Ohlone people when the Portolá expedition arrived in 1769. In 1795,
195-492: A book and published Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto in 2009. The book examines how urbanization, nuclear power, genetic engineering , geoengineering , and wildlife restoration can be used as powerful tools in humanity's ongoing fight against global warming . In a 2019 interview, Brand described his perspective as "post-libertarian", indicating that at the time when the Whole Earth Catalog
260-582: A male householder with no wife present. About 5.2% were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0.8% were same-sex married couples or partnerships . About 29.7% were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53. The average family size was 3.20. In terms of age, 7,805 residents (24.4%) were under the age of 18, 1,817 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 9,563 people (29.9%) aged 25 to 44, 8,263 people (25.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,578 people (14.3%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age
325-736: A project to raise funds for and build a replica of the original Menlo Park gates. The chosen site was at 800 Alma Street in front of the Menlo Park public library. The replica was completed in 2019. On March 17, 2019, Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller officially dedicated the reproduction of the Menlo Gates. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45 km ), of which 9.8 square miles (25 km ) are land and 7.6 square miles (20 km ) are covered by water. Menlo Park
390-612: A quite featureless black vacuum." In late 1968, Brand assisted electrical engineer Douglas Engelbart with the Mother of All Demos , a presentation of many revolutionary computer technologies (including hypertext , email, and the mouse ) to the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. Brand surmised that given the necessary consciousness, information, and tools, human beings could reshape
455-465: A range of speakers, including Brian Eno , Neal Stephenson , Vernor Vinge , Philip Rosedale , Jimmy Wales , Kevin Kelly , Clay Shirky , Ray Kurzweil , Bruce Sterling , and Cory Doctorow . The Long Now Foundation has worked with Jeff Bezos to build the 10,000 Year Clock. Brand is the subject of the 2021 documentary film We Are As Gods . Stewart Brand is the initiator or was involved with
520-728: A soldier in the U.S. Army , he was a parachutist and taught infantry skills; he later expressed the view that his experience in the military had fostered his competence in organizing. A civilian again in 1962, he studied design at San Francisco Art Institute , photography at San Francisco State College , and participated in a legitimate scientific study of then-legal LSD with Myron Stolaroff 's International Foundation for Advanced Study, in Menlo Park, California . In 1966, he married mathematician Lois Jennings, an Ottawa Native American . Brand has lived in California since
585-913: A transcription of technology historian Lewis Mumford 's talk "The Next Transformation of Man", in which he stated that "man has still within him sufficient resources to alter the direction of modern civilization, for we then need no longer regard man as the passive victim of his own irreversible technological development". The content of CoEvolution Quarterly often included futurism or risqué topics. Besides giving space to unknown writers with something to say, Brand presented articles by many respected authors and thinkers, including Mumford, Howard T. Odum , Witold Rybczynski , Karl Hess , Orville Schell , Ivan Illich , Wendell Berry , Ursula K. Le Guin , Gregory Bateson , Amory Lovins , Hazel Henderson , Gary Snyder , Lynn Margulis , Eric Drexler , Gerard K. O'Neill , Peter Calthorpe , Sim Van der Ryn , Paul Hawken , John Todd , Kevin Kelly , and Donella Meadows . In
650-737: Is a Catholic seminary in Menlo Park. There are two libraries, the Main branch and the Belle Haven branch. As part of the Peninsula Library System , they share many resources with other nearby libraries. Much of Menlo Park's economy revolves around the companies on Sand Hill Road , consisting of venture capital, private equity, financial services, law firms, and other professional service companies and investment vehicles focusing on technology. Geron , Katerra , Robert Half International , Exponent , and SRI International are among
715-532: Is also the western end of the Dumbarton Bridge , which connects Menlo Park with the East Bay city of Fremont ; the Menlo Park end is located immediately adjacent to Meta Platforms' headquarters. The city is flanked by U.S. Route 101 on its eastern end and by Interstate 280 on its western end. Menlo Park's transit is primarily served by its eponymous train station , served by Caltrain . SamTrans
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#1732780879998780-596: Is long and narrow on a northeast to southwest axis. The northeast portion borders the San Francisco Bay and includes the Dumbarton Bridge that connects Menlo Park to Fremont on the east side of the bay. The city shoreline includes the city's largest park, Bedwell Bayfront Park (160 acres; 65 ha) and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge . San Francisquito Creek marks much of
845-559: Is named for the Allied Arts Guild in it). In the hills are Sharon Heights and Stanford Hills. Several other neighborhoods are closely associated with Menlo Park but are actually in unincorporated San Mateo county; these include Menlo Oaks and Fair Oaks (latter part of the North Fair Oaks census area) between Bayshore and Middlefield, University Heights (also known as West Menlo Park) between Sharon Heights and most of
910-693: Is part of the Sequoia Union High School District , with all of the city falling into the boundaries of Menlo-Atherton High School ; some areas of the city have the option to attend Woodside High School . Private elementary schools include two Catholic parochial schools, St. Raymond Catholic Elementary School and Nativity Elementary School; the Episcopalian Trinity School ; Phillips Brooks School , pre-kindergarten to 5th grade; and Peninsula School, from kindergarten to 8th grade. The Willows Campus of
975-506: Is split between Supervisorial District 3 (west of El Camino Real) and Supervisorial District 4 (east of El Camino Real), currently represented by Ray Mueller and Warren Slocum, respectively. In the California State Legislature , Menlo Park is in the 13th Senate District , represented by Democrat Josh Becker , and is split between the 21st Assembly District , represented by Democrat Diane Papan and
1040-567: Is the primary provider of bus transport throughout the city. Menlo Park's eastern ends were previously considered for a short-lived BART extension along the Bayshore Freeway . BART and Caltrain are also the primary transit modes for Menlo Park's connections to the San Francisco Bay Area's airports. Menlo Park is located about halfway between San Francisco International Airport and San Jose International Airport ;
1105-526: Is titled The Last CoEvolution Quarterly. The cover also states, "Next issue is 'Whole Earth Review': livelier snake, new skin." In January 1985, Issue No. 44 was titled Whole Earth Review: Tools and Ideas for the Computer Age. The cover also reads "The continuation of CoEvolution Quarterly and Whole Earth Software Review ." In an article titled "Whole Earth Software Catalog Version 1.1," Stewart Brand states that there are three intended audiences for
1170-639: The Encyclopedia of Life . During 1986, Brand was a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab . Soon after, he became a private-conference organizer for such corporations as Royal Dutch Shell , Volvo , and AT&T . In 1988, he became a co‑founder of the Global Business Network , which became involved with the evolution and application of scenario thinking , planning, and complementary strategic tools. For fourteen years, Brand
1235-668: The Whole Earth Catalog . He has founded a number of organizations, including the WELL , the Global Business Network , and the Long Now Foundation . He is the author of several books, most recently Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto . Brand was born in Rockford, Illinois , and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He studied biology at Stanford University , graduating in 1960. As
1300-687: The 23rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Marc Berman . In the United States House of Representatives , East Palo Alto is in California's 16th congressional district , represented by Democrat Anna Eshoo . According to the California Secretary of State , as of February 10, 2019, Menlo Park has 19,339 registered voters—9,984 (51.6%) of whom are registered Democrats , 2,989 (15.5%) registered Republicans , and 5,683 (29.4%) undeclared . In 1976,
1365-676: The Catalog was a large glossy book sponsored by Doubleday and published in Sausalito California while the Review was a small periodical published in San Diego . The Catalog and Review were notable for being "devoid of any industry advertising" and for being "accessible and user friendly - written in an glib, conversational style that takes most of the bugs out of microprocessing." The Whole Earth Software Catalog and Review were both business failures, however. The Catalog
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#17327808799981430-481: The Rancho de las Pulgas Spanish land grant was made that included the area of the current city. In 1851, two Irish immigrants, Dennis J. Oliver and his brother-in-law, D.C. McGlynn, purchased a 1,700-acre (690 ha) tract of land on the former Rancho de las Pulgas . In 1854, they erected a gate with a wooden arch bearing the inscription "Menlo Park" and the date "August 1854" at the entrance to their property (now
1495-753: The Whole Earth Catalog were published by the Portola Institute . Brand and his wife, Lois, traveled to communes in a 1963 Dodge truck known as the Whole Earth Truck Store , which moved to a storefront in Menlo Park, California . That first oversized Catalog , and its successors in the 1970s and later, reckoned a wide assortment of things could serve as useful "tools": books, maps, garden implements, specialized clothing, carpenters' and masons ' tools, forestry gear, tents, welding equipment, professional journals, early synthesizers, and personal computers. Brand invited "reviews" (written in
1560-580: The Whole Earth Catalog , quoting its farewell message: "Stay hungry. Stay foolish". To continue this work and also to publish full-length articles on specific topics in the natural sciences and invention, in numerous areas of the arts and the social sciences , and on the contemporary scene in general, Brand founded CoEvolution Quarterly in 1974, aimed primarily at educated laypeople. Brand never better revealed his opinions and reason for hope than when he ran, in CoEvolution Quarterly #4,
1625-681: The 1960s. He and his second wife live on Mirene , a 64-foot (20 m)-long working tugboat . Built in 1912, the boat is moored in a former shipyard in Sausalito, California . He works in Mary Heartline , a grounded fishing boat about 100 yards (90 metres) away. One of his favorite items is a table on which Otis Redding is said to have written " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay " (Brand acquired it from an antiques dealer in Sausalito). By
1690-821: The City Council limited mayors from serving consecutive one-year terms. For primary schools, the central portions of Menlo Park are served by the Menlo Park City School District , while the Belle Haven neighborhood and VA hospital are served by the Ravenswood City School District , and the Sharon Heights and Stanford Hills neighborhoods served by the Las Lomitas Elementary School District . For high school, Menlo Park
1755-568: The Sharon Heights area. The residential areas of Menlo Park can be unofficially divided into several neighborhoods. From "east" (northeast toward San Francisco Bay) to "west" (southwest toward the Pacific Coast), they are defined by the Palo Alto Weekly as: Belle Haven is the only neighborhood east of Route 101; much of the rest of that area is business or protected land. Between 101 and the roughly parallel Middlefield Road are
1820-684: The Stanford Village. Sunset magazine moved to its headquarters in Menlo Park in 1951, designed by architect, Cliff May , with a similar layout to a California ranch-style house . Sunset referred to its Menlo Park headquarters as the Laboratory of Western Living. In the 1960s, the former 600-acre (240 ha) estate of Frederick W. Sharon (1859–1914) (son of Senator William Sharon ) and his wife, Louise Tevis Breckinridge Sharon (1858–1938; daughter of Lloyd Tevis and divorced wife of John Witherspoon Breckinridge ), in
1885-668: The administration of California Governor Jerry Brown . In 1985, Brand and Larry Brilliant founded the WELL ("Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link"), a prototypical, wide-ranging online community for informed participants the world over. The WELL won the 1990 Best Online Publication Award from the Computer Press Association . In 2000, Brand helped launch the All Species Foundation , which aimed to catalog all species of life on Earth. The project ceased functioning in 2007, transferring its mission to
1950-420: The age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.67% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under
2015-442: The age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. As of the 2000 estimate census, the median income for a household in the city was $ 82,609. Males had a median income of $ 77,766 versus $ 59,101 for females. The per capita income for
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2080-612: The autumn of 1918, a flu pandemic hit Camp Fremont and killed 147. At the start of World War II , the US government bought the 260-acre (110 ha) estate of Timothy Hopkins from his widow and created the Palo Alto General Hospital, later renamed the Dibble General Hospital (after Colonel John Dibble, who was killed in 1943). After the war ended, some of the land was sold to the city and became
2145-533: The census of 2009, there were 33,690 people, 12,543 households, and 7,248 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,441.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,328.7/km ). There were 14,026 housing units at an average density of 1,432.7 units per square mile (553.2 units/km ). 64.2% spoke English, 19.5% Spanish, other Indo-European 4.2%, 4.6% Chinese or Mandarin , and other language 0.7%, as their first language from estimate census 2009. There were 12,543 households, out of which 25.8% had children under
2210-491: The city was $ 51,341. About 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those over age 64. As of 2009 the median income for a family was $ 123,251. City Council members are elected in districts to staggered four-year terms, in nonpartisan municipal elections every two years. On the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors , Menlo Park
2275-642: The companies based in Menlo Park. Meta Platforms moved its headquarters to the former campus of Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park in December 2011. In 2012, Meta (then known as Facebook) announced it would be Menlo Park's biggest employer, with 6,600 employees. According to the city's 2023 annual comprehensive financial report , the city's top employers were: Santa Cruz Avenue runs as the "Main Street" within Menlo Park; terminates at El Camino Real which runs concurrently with California State Route 82 . The city
2340-493: The development of the following: Menlo Park, California Menlo Park ( / ˈ m ɛ n l oʊ / MEN -loh ) is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California , United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto , Palo Alto , and Stanford to the south; and Atherton , North Fair Oaks , and Redwood City to
2405-655: The ensuing years, Brand authored and edited a number of books on topics as diverse as computer-based media, the life history of buildings, and ideas about space colonies . He founded the Whole Earth Software Review , a supplement to the Whole Earth Software Catalog , in 1984. It merged with CoEvolution Quarterly to form the Whole Earth Review in 1985. From 1977 to 1979, Brand served as "special advisor" to
2470-530: The epicenter of an emerging counterculture, with the Summer of Love in 1967. Tom Wolfe includes Brand in his 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test . In 1966, while on an LSD trip on the roof of his house in North Beach, San Francisco , Brand became convinced that seeing an image of the whole Earth would change how we think about the planet and ourselves. He then campaigned to have NASA release
2535-507: The first (Fall 1968) edition of the Whole Earth Catalog . Later in 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders took an Earth photo, Earthrise , from Moon orbit, which became the front image of the spring 1969 edition of the Catalog . 1970 saw the first celebration of Earth Day . During a 2003 interview, Brand explained that the image "gave the sense that Earth's an island, surrounded by a lot of inhospitable space. And it's so graphic, this little blue, white, green and brown jewel-like icon amongst
2600-431: The form of a letter to a friend) of the best of these items from experts in specific fields. The information also described where these things could be located or purchased. The Catalog ' s publication coincided with the great wave of social and cultural experimentation, convention-breaking, and " do it yourself " attitude associated with the " counterculture ". The Whole Earth Catalog had widespread influence within
2665-425: The former can be accessed by using Caltrain and either BART's Red , or Yellow Line during 3-line service, or SamTrans route 292 (both connecting to Caltrain at Millbrae station ), while the latter connects to Menlo Park through Caltrain and VTA services through a transfer at Diridon station . Drivers to and from Menlo Park can connect to both San Jose and San Francisco airports through using US 101. Oakland Airport
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2730-507: The hills of south west Menlo Park was developed and called "Sharon Heights". The development of leading Internet search engine provider Google occurred in 1998 in the garage in a Menlo Park home owned by Susan Wojcicki . Wojcicki's Menlo Park garage was used as the office for Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for $ 1,700 a month. In 2015, the Menlo Park Historical Association (MPHA) began
2795-583: The international environmental ideology he had helped to develop. He wrote an article called "Environmental Heresies" in the May 2005 issue of the MIT Technology Review , in which he described what he considered necessary changes to environmentalism. He suggested, among other things, that environmentalists embrace nuclear power and genetically modified organisms as technologies with more promise than risk. Brand later developed these ideas into
2860-534: The intersection of Middle Ave and El Camino Real). In 1863, the San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road had built the railroad from San Francisco to as far as Mayfield (now California Avenue station in Palo Alto) and started running trains to the area. They named a nearby station "Menlo Park" after the sign. The 1867 station building still stands on the platform of the current Caltrain station , used by
2925-430: The local Chamber of Commerce. It holds the record as the oldest, continually operating train station in California. The town of Menlo Park grew up around this station, becoming a popular home for San Francisco businessmen. A post office was established in 1870, and the city was incorporated in 1874 (it dissolved after two years, but later was permanently incorporated in 1927). The original arch, which gave its name to
2990-438: The mid-1960s, Brand became associated with New York multimedia group USCO and Bay Area author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters . Brand co-produced the 1966 Trips Festival , an early effort blending rock music and light shows , with Kesey and Ramón Sender Barayón . The Trips Festival was among the first Grateful Dead performances in San Francisco. An estimated 10,000 hippies attended, and Haight-Ashbury soon emerged as
3055-627: The neighborhoods of the Willows, Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor, Flood Triangle, Vintage Oaks, and South of Seminary (the seminary being Saint Patrick's Seminary ). Between Middlefield and El Camino Real are the Caltrain track and Felton Gables, Linfield Oaks, and Park Forest. West of El Camino until the foothills of the Peninsula are the neighborhoods of Downtown Menlo Park, Central Menlo Park, and Allied Arts (sometimes also known as Stanford Park, it
3120-412: The new Whole Earth Review : a) the audience of The Whole Earth Software Catalog , b) the audience of The Whole Earth Software Review and c) the audience of CoEvolution Quarterly . Whole Earth Software Review Whole Earth Software Catalog Stewart Brand Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938) is an American project developer and writer, best known as the co-founder and editor of
3185-455: The population, most of whom (4,303) were of Mexican ancestry. The Census reported that 31,181 people (97.4% of the population) lived in households, 599 (1.9%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 246 (0.8%) were institutionalized. Of the 12,347 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49.9% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8.4%had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.0% had
3250-558: The private K–12 Silicon Valley International School , formerly known as German-American International School and Alto International School, is also in the city. Menlo School , a private middle and high school, is in Atherton on the border with Menlo Park. Sacred Heart School, Atherton , a Catholic middle and high school, is also in Atherton on the border with Menlo Park. For higher education, Saint Patrick's Seminary and University
3315-543: The rest of the city, and Stanford Weekend Acres, which is somewhat near Stanford Hills. The 2010 United States Census reported that Menlo Park had a population of 32,026. Its population density was 3,271.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,263.1/km ). The racial makeup of Menlo Park was 22,494 (70.2%) White, 1,551 (4.8%) African American, 156 (0.5%) Native American, 3,157 (9.9%) Asian, 454 (1.4%) Pacific Islander, 2,776 (8.7%) from other races, and 1,438 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 18.4% of
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#17327808799983380-540: The rural back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s, and the communities movement within many cities throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. The 1972 edition sold 1.5 million copies, winning the first U.S. National Book Award in the Contemporary Affairs category. Steve Jobs ended his 2005 commencement address at Stanford University by acknowledging both Stewart Brand and
3445-489: The sites of the main library and city hall. More of the land was bought by Stanford University to house the increase in students due to the G.I. Bill ; the area was known as the "Stanford Village", which existed as student housing until the mid-1960s. This land also was the site of the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International ) starting in 1947; between 1955 and 1968, SRI bought the rest of
3510-483: The southeast border of the city. West Menlo Park ( unincorporated area ) along Alameda de las Pulgas nearly separates the southwestern part of the city (known as Sharon Heights) from the rest. The extreme southwest is clipped by Interstate 280 . The Bayshore Freeway (part of U.S. Route 101 ) traverses Menlo Park northwest to southeast near the shoreline and somewhat parallel to the Bayshore Freeway to
3575-489: The southwest is El Camino Real . The intersection of El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue is considered the heart of the city. Nearby, the Menlo Park Civic Center is bounded by Ravenswood Avenue, Alma Street, Laurel Street, and Burgess Drive. It contains the council offices, library, police station, and Burgess Park, which has various recreational facilities. Other major roads include Sand Hill Road in
3640-409: The stations and ultimately, the city, survived until 1922, when it was destroyed in an automobile accident. The origin of the name of Menlo Park, California ( c. 1850 ) antedates any work done by Thomas Edison ( c. 1876 ) in Menlo Park, New Jersey ; Menlo Park, New Jersey, was named after Menlo Park, California, as was Menlo, Washington . In 1917–18, a large portion of Menlo Park
3705-424: The then-rumored satellite image of the entire Earth as seen from space. He sold and distributed buttons for 25 cents each, asking, "Why haven't we seen a photograph of the whole Earth yet?" During this campaign, Brand met Richard Buckminster Fuller , who offered to help Brand with his projects. In 1967, a satellite, ATS-3 , took the photo. Brand thought the image of our planet would be a powerful symbol; it adorned
3770-429: The west. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States census . It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta , and is where Google , Roblox Corporation , and Round Table Pizza were founded. The train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States; nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned
3835-447: The world they had made (and were making) for themselves into something environmentally and socially sustainable. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, about 10 million Americans were involved in living communally . In 1968, using the most basic approaches to typesetting and page layout, Brand and his colleagues created issue number one of the Whole Earth Catalog , employing the subtitle "access to tools". Early editions of
3900-515: Was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The 13,085 housing units averaged 1,336.6 units per square mile (516.1 units/km ), of which 6,927 (56.1%) were owner-occupied, and 5,420 (43.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%; 18,972 people (59.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 12,209 people (38.1%) lived in rental housing units. As of
3965-416: Was being written, he did not fully understand the significance of the role of government in the development of technology and engineering. In his environmental position, he self-describes as an "eco-pragmatist". Brand is co‑chair and president of the board of directors of the Long Now Foundation and chairs the foundation's Seminars About Long-term Thinking . This series on long-term thinking has presented
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#17327808799984030-547: Was on the board of the Santa Fe Institute (founded in 1984), an organization devoted to "fostering a multidisciplinary scientific research community pursuing frontier science". He has also continued to promote the preservation of tracts of wilderness. The Whole Earth Catalog implied an ideal of human progress that depended on decentralized, personal, and liberating technological development—so‑called "soft technology". However, in 2005, Brand criticized aspects of
4095-470: Was only published twice and The Whole Earth Software Review three times. At the same time, another Brand publication, CoEvolution Quarterly evolved out of the original Whole Earth Supplement in 1974. In 1985, Brand merged CoEvolution Quarterly with The Whole Earth Software Review to create the Whole Earth Review. This is also indicated in the issues themselves. Fall 1984, Issue No. 43
4160-676: Was proposed by John Brockman as a magazine which "would do for computing what the original [ Whole Earth Catalog ] had done for the counterculture: identify and recommend the best tools as they emerged." Brand announced the first publication of the quarterly Whole Earth Software Review at the SoftCon trade show at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in March 1984. While both were published as an extension of Whole Earth,
4225-470: Was the site of Camp Fremont , a training camp for, at its height, 27,000 men being sent to fight in World War I . It did not last long (the camp was dismantled after the war), but army engineers paved the first streets in Menlo Park and laid the first water and gas lines. The army did retain the camp hospital, and it is now the site of a Veterans Administration Hospital off of Willow Road in Menlo Park. In
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