Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley
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Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley
By (Author) Margaret O'Mara
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st September 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Economic history
973.9
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Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
482g
Description
What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley For over half a century, through boom times and bust, business leaders and politicians have tried to become "the next Silicon Valley," but few have succeeded. This book examines why high-tech developmen
Reviews
"Margaret O'Mara's book shows how very far from simple was US experience when dissected in detail and how very hard it was in reality to emulate Silicon Valley/Stanford success even for other American cities. This is a very interesting book. And a very timely one. It is refreshing to read a book with the historical perspective that policymakers and analysts alike too often lack."--Jane Marceau, Australian Review "O'Mara's study is richly wrought, and her emphasis on place adds an important new dimension to discussions of Cold War political economy and its legacies."--Daniel Lee Kleinman, Journal of American History
Author Bio
Margaret Pugh O'Mara teaches history at Stanford University. The dissertation this book is based upon won the Urban History Association's award for Best Dissertation in Urban History completed in 2002.
