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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262122812
ISBN-13
9780262122818
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46605467
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Publication Name
Making Silicon Valley : Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Industries / Computers & Information Technology, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Entrepreneurship, Military / General, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Series
Inside Technology Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
27.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-047877
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Making Silicon Valleyis meatier than its contemporaries. Dense and replete with footnotes, it's an expert book written for experts-readers who already know Robert Noyce from Gordon Moore. For them, it's a detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why Silicon Valley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management." - HBS Working Knowledge, "Lecuyer's book is the most scrupulous scholarly exploration so far of the cluster of innovative firms that has come to be called Silicon Valley. It is a book that should be read by anyone curious about the emergence of the high-tech electronics firms that have created this remarkable concentration of innovative talent." --Nathan Rosenberg, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford University, & " L& eacute; cuyer's book is the most scrupulous scholarly exploration so far of the cluster of innovative firms that has come to be called Silicon Valley. It is a book that should be read by anyone curious about the emergence of the high-tech electronics firms that have created this remarkable concentration of innovative talent.& " -- Nathan Rosenberg, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford University, Making Silicon Valley is meatier than its contemporaries. Dense and replete with footnotes, it's an expert book written for experts-readers who already know Robert Noyce from Gordon Moore. For them, it's a detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why Silicon Valley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management., " Silicon Valley wannabes search for the Valley's secrets of success. Leacute; cuyer'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", & " Silicon Valley wannabes search for the Valley's secrets of success. L& eacute; cuyer'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, "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", " Making Silicon Valley is meatier than its contemporaries. Denseand replete with footnotes, it"s an expert book written for experts-readers who already know RobertNoyce from Gordon Moore. For them, it"s a detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why SiliconValley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management." HBSWorking Knowledge, " Making Silicon Valley is meatier than its contemporaries. Dense and replete with footnotes, it"s an expert book written for experts-readers who already know Robert Noyce from Gordon Moore. For them, it"s a detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why Silicon Valley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management." HBS Working Knowledge, " Leacute; cuyer's book is the most scrupulous scholarly exploration so far of the cluster of innovative firms that has come to be called Silicon Valley. It is a book that should be read by anyone curious about the emergence of the high-tech electronics firms that have created this remarkable concentration of innovative talent." --Nathan Rosenberg, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford University
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
338.4760979473
Synopsis
I n Making Silicon Valley , Christophe Lecuyer shows that the explosive growth of the personal computer industry in Silicon Valley was the culmination of decades of growth and innovation in the San Francisco-area electronics industry. Using the tools of science and technology studies, he explores the formation of Silicon Valley as an industrial district, from its beginnings as the home of a few radio enterprises that operated in the shadow of RCA and other East Coast firms through its establishment as a center of the electronics industry and a leading producer of power grid tubes, microwave tubes, and semiconductors. He traces the emergence of the innovative practices that made this growth possible by following key groups of engineers and entrepreneurs. He examines the forces outside Silicon Valley that shaped the industry -- in particular the effect of military patronage and procurement on the growth of the industry and on the development of technologies -- and considers the influence of Stanford University and other local institutions of higher learning. Lecuyer argues that Silicon Valley's emergence and its growth were made possible by the development of unique competencies in manufacturing, in product engineering, and in management. Entrepreneurs learned to integrate invention, design, manufacturing, and sales logistics, and they developed incentives to attract and retain a skilled and motivated workforce. The largest Silicon Valley firms -- including Eitel-McCullough (Eimac), Litton Industries, Varian Associates, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Intel -- dominated the American markets for advanced tubes and semiconductors and, because of their innovations in manufacturing, design, and management, served as models and incubators for other electronics ventures in the area., In "Making Silicon Valley," Christophe Lecuyer shows that the explosive growth of the personal computer industry in Silicon Valley was the culmination of decades of growth and innovation in the San Francisco-area electronics industry. Using the tools of science and technology studies, he explores the formation of Silicon Valley as an industrial district, from its beginnings as the home of a few radio enterprises that operated in the shadow of RCA and other East Coast firms through its establishment as a center of the electronics industry and a leading producer of power grid tubes, microwave tubes, and semiconductors. He traces the emergence of the innovative practices that made this growth possible by following key groups of engineers and entrepreneurs. He examines the forces outside Silicon Valley that shaped the industry -- in particular the effect of military patronage and procurement on the growth of the industry and on the development of technologies -- and considers the influence of Stanford University and other local institutions of higher learning. Lecuyer argues that Silicon Valley's emergence and its growth were made possible by the development of unique competencies in manufacturing, in product engineering, and in management. Entrepreneurs learned to integrate invention, design, manufacturing, and sales logistics, and they developed incentives to attract and retain a skilled and motivated workforce. The largest Silicon Valley firms -- including Eitel-McCullough (Eimac), Litton Industries, Varian Associates, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Intel -- dominated the American markets for advanced tubes and semiconductors and, because of their innovations in manufacturing, design, andmanagement, served as models and incubators for other electronics ventures in the area., I n Making Silicon Valley , Christophe Lcuyer shows that the explosive growth of the personal computer industry in Silicon Valley was the culmination of decades of growth and innovation in the San Francisco-area electronics industry. Using the tools of science and technology studies, he explores the formation of Silicon Valley as an industrial district, from its beginnings as the home of a few radio enterprises that operated in the shadow of RCA and other East Coast firms through its establishment as a center of the electronics industry and a leading producer of power grid tubes, microwave tubes, and semiconductors. He traces the emergence of the innovative practices that made this growth possible by following key groups of engineers and entrepreneurs. He examines the forces outside Silicon Valley that shaped the industry -- in particular the effect of military patronage and procurement on the growth of the industry and on the development of technologies -- and considers the influence of Stanford University and other local institutions of higher learning. Lcuyer argues that Silicon Valley's emergence and its growth were made possible by the development of unique competencies in manufacturing, in product engineering, and in management. Entrepreneurs learned to integrate invention, design, manufacturing, and sales logistics, and they developed incentives to attract and retain a skilled and motivated workforce. The largest Silicon Valley firms -- including Eitel-McCullough (Eimac), Litton Industries, Varian Associates, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Intel -- dominated the American markets for advanced tubes and semiconductors and, because of their innovations in manufacturing, design, and management, served as models and incubators for other electronics ventures in the area., A history of the innovative practices in the San Francisco-area electronics industry that paved the way for the rise of the computer industry in Silicon Valley.
LC Classification Number
HC107.C22S395 2006
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- a***t (47)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was thoughtfully packed and shipped quickly. It arrived as described and at a great value. Seller provided prompt and very courteous customer service as well! Very happy with experience!
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