First Excavation for the Ames Laboratory on Dec. 20, 1939Before there was a “Silicon Valley,” there was the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory between Mountain View and Sunnyvale in California, founded in 1939.Read More Facebook Pinterest X LinkedIn Email https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/first-excavation-ames-laboratory-dec-20-1939/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShareSize1041x790px