A colorful 100 year history of Silicon Valley. Chronicles the stages of development from the establishment of Stanford University to the present technological powerhouse. Over 70 technology company histories run chronologically throughout. Used as a primary reference text by most of the international news organizations, as a high school and college textbook and as a coffee table book.
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This new history of a hundred years in California's Silicon Valley development charts not natural history and change; but the transition of business environments and companies within the Valley. The focus on the Valley's technological revolution and its focus on the institutions and personalities which helped shaped the Valley make for an unusual, engrossing coverage. -- Midwest Book Review
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Ward Winslow, editor & co-author. Former newspaper reporter and editor for 34 years covering Silicon Valley. Authored Palo Alto: A Centennial History and A Palo Alto Editor's Scrapbook.
John McLaughlin, publisher & co-author. Former magazine editor and publisher. Producer/Director of the PBS companion documentary: Silicon Valley: a 100 Year Renaissance, narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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Strong waves of creative energy have flowed in recent decades from a place known as "Silicon Valley," encircling - and changing - the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Silicon Valley, San Jose, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Francisco, United States, Stanford University, Silicon Graphics, Applied Materials, Mountain View, Apple Computer, Cirrus Logic, Network General, World War, Menlo Park, Sun Microsystems, Fairchild Semiconductor, New York, National Semiconductor, Adobe Systems, Token Ring, Air Force, Storage Dimensions, Ames Research Center, Bay Networks New!
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Silicon Valley, San Jose, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Francisco, United States, Stanford University, Silicon Graphics, Applied Materials, Mountain View, Apple Computer, Cirrus Logic, Network General, World War, Menlo Park, Sun Microsystems, Fairchild Semiconductor, New York, National Semiconductor, Adobe Systems, Token Ring, Air Force, Storage Dimensions, Ames Research Center, Bay Networks New!
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- Sun Microsystems by Vault Reports on 5 pages
- Silicon valley: A novel by Michael Rogers on page 64, and Back Matter
- The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley by Michael S. Malone on page 39, and Back Matter
- Ventura County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 98
- San Jose by G.M. Johnson & Associates Ltd on page 41
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- Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley by Christine A. Finn on page 184, and Back Matter
- A Place of Promise: the City of Santa Clara 1852-2002 by Lorie Garcia in Back Matter
- The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action by Jeffrey Pfeffer in Back Matter
- Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley by Chris Benner in Back Matter
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