Editing IBM Research (section)

===Almaden in Silicon Valley===

[[File:IBM Research Almaden.jpg|thumb|IBM Research – Almaden]]

IBM Research – Almaden is in [[Almaden Valley, San Jose]], [[California]].  Its scientists perform basic and applied research in [[computer science]], services, storage systems, physical sciences, and materials science and technology.<ref name=azom>{{cite news|title=Gathering of the Most Brilliant Minds in Energy Storage to Take Place|url=http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=17759|access-date=June 9, 2012|newspaper=AZOM|date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522125400/http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=17759|url-status=live}}</ref>

IBM Research – Almaden occupies part of a site owned by IBM at 650 Harry Road on nearly {{convert|700|acre|km2}} of land in the [[Santa Teresa Hills]] above [[Silicon Valley]]. The site, built in 1985 for the research center, was chosen because of its close proximity to [[Stanford University]], [[University of California, Santa Cruz|UC Santa Cruz]], [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] and other collaborative academic institutions.  Today, the research division is still the largest tenant of the site, but the majority of occupants work for other divisions of IBM.

IBM opened its first West Coast research center, the  San Jose Research Laboratory in 1952, managed by [[Reynold B. Johnson]].  Among its first developments was the [[IBM 350]], the first commercial moving head hard disk drive. Launched in 1956, this saw use in the [[IBM 305 RAMAC]] computer system. Subdivisions included the Advanced Systems Development Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/FindingAids/102658131.Kolsky.pdf |title=Guide to the Harwood G. Kolsky Papers |access-date=January 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920034923/http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/FindingAids/102658131.Kolsky.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Directors of the center include hard disc drive developer [[Jack Harker]].

Prompted by a need for additional space, the center moved to its present Almaden location in 1986.

Scientists at IBM Almaden have contributed to several scientific discoveries such as the development of [[photoresist]]s<ref name=web-wire>{{cite news|title=IBM Research Demonstrates Path for Extending Current Chip-Making Technique|url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=9814|access-date=June 9, 2012|newspaper=Web Wire|date=February 20, 2006|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522124617/http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=9814|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[quantum mirage]] effect.<ref name=science-daily>{{cite news|title=IBM Scientists Discover Nanotech Communication Method|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000207074352.htm|access-date=June 9, 2012|newspaper=Science Daily|date=Feb 7, 2000|archive-date=December 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217170515/http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000207074352.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following are some of the famous scientists who have worked in the past or are currently working in this laboratory: [[Rakesh Agrawal (computer scientist)|Rakesh Agrawal]], [[Miklos Ajtai]], [[Rama Akkiraju]], [[John Backus]], [[Raymond F. Boyce]], [[Donald D. Chamberlin]], [[Ashok K. Chandra]], [[Edgar F. Codd]], [[Mark Dean (computer scientist)|Mark Dean]], [[Cynthia Dwork]], [[Don Eigler]], [[Ronald Fagin]], [[Jim Gray (computer scientist)|Jim Gray]], [[Laura M. Haas]], [[Jean Paul Jacob]], [[Joseph Halpern]], [[Andreas J. Heinrich]], [[Reynold B. Johnson]], [[Maria Klawe]], [[Jaishankar Menon]], [[Dharmendra Modha]], [[William E. Moerner]], [[C. Mohan]], [[Stuart Parkin]], [[Nick Pippenger]], [[Daniel M. Russell|Dan Russell]], [[Patricia Selinger]], [[Ted Selker]], [[Barbara Simons]], [[Malcolm Slaney]], [[Arnold Spielberg]], [[Ramakrishnan Srikant]], [[Larry Stockmeyer]], [[Moshe Vardi]], [[Jennifer Widom]], [[Shumin Zhai]].