Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970
Awards:   Winner of SIGCIS Computer History Museum Book Prize 2009 Winner of SIGCIS Computer History Museum Book Prize 2009.
Author:   Christophe Lécuyer (Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780262122818


Pages:   408
Publication Date:   18 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Hardback
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Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970


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  • Winner of SIGCIS Computer History Museum Book Prize 2009
  • Winner of SIGCIS Computer History Museum Book Prize 2009.

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Author:   Christophe Lécuyer (Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9780262122818


ISBN 10:   0262122812
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   18 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Silicon Valley wannabes search for the Valley's secrets of success. Lecuyer's impressively informed response reminds them that God is in the manufacturing details. - Thomas P. Hughes, author of Human-Built World: How to Think about Technology and Culture A detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why Silicon Valley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management. - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge


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Christophe Lecuyer is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Universite Pierre et Marie Curie and the author of Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (MIT Press, 2005).

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