From the invention of ether and the telephone in the nineteenth century to the birth of radar and the computer in the twentieth century, Greater Boston has been a hotbed for creating and nurturing new ideas. In the early years of the century, the ground was being sown for a new economy to supplant the slowly declining shoe and textile manufacturing industries that had long dominated the region. After World War II, Route 128, dubbed by critics the road to nowhere, became the locus of this high-tech development. Although originally intended to ease gridlock and provide an avenue to recreational opportunities, by the late 1950s, Route 128 was dotted with industrial parks and new subdivisions. It was soon known as the Golden Crescent, in recognition of the prosperity it brought to the whole region. Route 128 and the Birth of the Age of High Tech tells the intertwining stories of the construction of the nation's first circumferential beltway and the burgeoning high-tech industries of Massachusetts, which helped spawn the modern age of personal computers, the Internet, and biotechnology.
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Written by a journalist who has covered the region's high-tech sector for more than twenty years, Route 128 and the Birth of the Age of High Tech will appeal to anyone who has ever lived or worked in eastern Massachusetts, particularly those connected to the high-tech industries. The son of an engineer who worked at several of the areaÃs early high-tech firms, Alan R. Earls grew up in the suburbs of Boston. He is a former editor of Mass High Tech newspaper and continues to write widely for business and consumer publications.
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I didn't look carefully at the "Peek Inside" contents. This is a book of **pictures** reflecting the history of the Boston Route 128 technology companies. E.g. three guys standing by an early computer in 1954 & a short caption. If that's what you want. There is are other books on the written history & strategy of Route 128 companies, or comparing Route 128 with Silicon Valley in the west. (E.g. Regional Advantage by Saxenian, and others).
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While planners seem to have recognized the importance of Route 128, the idea of a circumferential beltway was new, and detractors labeled Route 128 the road to nowhere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Courtesy Mass High Tech, Courtesy Raytheon, Courtesy Massachusetts Highway Department, Courtesy Advanced Modular Solutions, Ken Olsen, World War, Courtesy Teradyne, Air Force, Digital Equipment Corporation, Courtesy Boston Public Library, Courtesy Muss High Tech, Data General, Lincoln Laboratory, Michael Dukakis, New Hampshire, Cold War, Georges Doriot, Hanscom Air Base, Howard Foley, Ronald Reagan, Wang Laboratories New!
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While planners seem to have recognized the importance of Route 128, the idea of a circumferential beltway was new, and detractors labeled Route 128 the road to nowhere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
widening project Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Mass High Tech, Courtesy Raytheon, Courtesy Massachusetts Highway Department, Courtesy Advanced Modular Solutions, Ken Olsen, World War, Courtesy Teradyne, Air Force, Digital Equipment Corporation, Courtesy Boston Public Library, Courtesy Muss High Tech, Data General, Lincoln Laboratory, Michael Dukakis, New Hampshire, Cold War, Georges Doriot, Hanscom Air Base, Howard Foley, Ronald Reagan, Wang Laboratories New!
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- The Ultimate Entrepreneur: The Story of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corporation by Glenn Rifkin in Front Matter
- Teradyne: The First Forty Years by Frederick Van Veen in Front Matter
- Journey to the Moon by Steck-Vaughn Company in Front Matter
- Journey to the Moon (Library of Flight Series) by Eldon C. Hall in Front Matter
- The Creative Ordeal: The Story of Raytheon by Otto J Scott in Front Matter
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