Lin Wu: From Broom Shop to Supercomputer

About this episode

Lin Wu shares his inspiring journey from fleeing China to becoming a key figure in the computer industry.

Send us Fan Mail Lin Wu fled China as a child during the Communist revolution, came to the U.S. at sixteen, and had to start over completely on his own—right down to working in a broom shop to afford school. He went on to study engineering, enter the computer industry, and help build some of the fastest computers of the era in the early days of Silicon Valley. In this conversation, Lin shares the turning points that shaped his life: leaving everything behind at six, being dropped into America...

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Sangal, PhD, SHRM-CP

Guest: Lin Wu

Topics covered

• immigration
• engineering
• computer industry
• personal journey
• overcoming adversity

Keywords

• Lin Wu
• immigration
• Silicon Valley
• engineering
• computer history
• overcoming challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China, U.S., Silicon Valley

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