The code : Silicon Valley and the remaking of America /
Margaret O'Mara.
- 496 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations
Introduction : the American revolution -- I. Start up -- Endless frontier -- Golden state -- Shoot the moon -- Networked -- The money men -- Arrivals -- Boom and bust -- II. Product launch -- Arrivals -- The Olympics of capitalism -- Power to the people -- The personal machine -- Homebrewed -- Unforgettable -- Risky business -- III. Go public -- Arrivals -- Storytellers -- California dreaming -- Made in Japan -- Big brother -- War games -- Built on sand -- IV. Change the world -- Arrivals -- Information means empowerment -- Suits in the valley -- Magna Carta -- Don't be evil -- Arrivals -- The internet is you -- Software eats the world -- Masters of the universe -- Departure into the driverless car.
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Business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) Technological innovations--Economic aspects. Information technology--History.--United States
Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions.