Silicon Valley: 110 Year Renaissance.(Brief article)(Book review)

Small Press Bookwatch | February 1, 2008 | Copyright

Silicon Valley: 110 Year Renaissance

John McLaughlin, Leigh Weimers, Ward Winslow

Santa Clara Valley Historical Association

2115 Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303

9780964921740, $34.95 www.historytech.org

"Silicon Valley: 110 Year Renaissance" is the collaborative work of John McLaughlin, Leigh Weimers, Ward Winslow and a superbly presented, profusely illustrated celebration of the history of the California community that became in icon of the computer age. From Leland Stanford founding a university, to the rise of radio and the ...

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