A History of Silicon Valley: The Greatest Creation of Wealth in the History of the Planet, 2nd Edition

This book is the first history of Silicon Valley from 1900 to 2013. It is a comprehensive study of the greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet. It gives a chronological narrative covering a century of innovation and entrepreneurship, from the establishment of Stanford University to the age of Google and Facebook. A group of case studies describes innovations and narratives about radio, the US defense industry, HP, microchips, Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, venture capital, Xerox PARC, software, Apple Computer, and the internet. Silicon Valley did not happen in a vacuum: this book also explores the surrounding social and cultural environment of the Bay Area. This Book Is A Comprehensive Study Of The Greatest Creation Of Wealth In The History Of The Planet. It Gives A Chronological Narrative Covering A Century Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship, From The Establishment Of Stanford University To The Age Of Google And Facebook. A Group Of Case Studies Describes Innovations And Narratives About Radio, The Us Defense Industry, Hp, Microchips, Fairchild Semiconductor And Intel Corp., Venture Capital, Xerox Parc, Software, Apple Computer, And The Internet. Silicon Valley Did Not Happen In A Vacuum: This Book Also Explores The Surrounding Social And Cultural Environment Of The Bay Area.-- Back Cover. 1. Introduction To Silicon Valley -- 2. Dream Makers: The Factors Behind Silicon Valley's Success (1945-2013) -- 3. Pioneers: Stanford University, Radio Engineering, The Melting Pot, And An Artistic Genesis (1900-25) -- 4. Scouts: Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, The Navy, And A Culture Of Innovation (1925-40) -- 5. Partners: A Case Study On Bill Hewlett, Dave Packard And Fred Terman At Hp And Stanford (1930-1970) -- 6: Moles: The Military Boom, Artistic Boom, And Economic Boom (1941-48) -- 7. Early Funders: The Early History Of Venturecapital (1900-59) -- 8. Engineers: Stanfordindustrial Park Inventions Discoveries And Rebellion Atthe Dawn Of The Computer Age (1949-61) -- 9. Graybeard Funders: Venture Capital In Its Clubby Days(1955-78) -- 10. Hippies: Fairchild, The Spin-offs, The Minicomputer, Artistic Creativity, And Social Revolution (1961-68) -- 11. Chipmakers: A Case Study On Intel's Creation And Re-creation (1965-98) -- 12. Geniuses: Sri Arpanet, Software, Labor Fluidity, And Utopia (1968-71) -- 13. Lab Inventors: A Case Study On Xerox Parc And Its Innovation Machine (1969-83) -- 14. Helpers: Lawyers And Investment Bankers In Silicon Vally (1970-2000) -- 15. Hobbyists: The Microprocessor, Computer Kits, Ethernet, Internet, The Alto, And Genetic Engineering (1971-75) -- 16. Entrepreneurs: Software, Storage, Unix, Biotech, Alternative Music, And Spirituality (1976-80) -- 17. Database Lords: A Case Study On Larry Ellison's Oracle Corp. (1977-2013) -- Warriors: Personal Computers, Killer Applications, And Sun Microsystems (1980-83) -- 19. Early Failures: A Case Study On Good Ideas Which Arrived Too Early (1980-94) -- 20. Magicians: A Case Study On Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field And Apple Computer (1976-2013) 21. Artists: New Paradigms Of User -computer Interaction, Open Architectures, Cisco, Synthetic Biology And Cyberculture (1984-87) -- 22. Startups: Fab-less Firms, Networking, Mobility, And Nanotech (1987-90) -- 23. Surfers: The World-wide Web, Netscape, Yahoo, Multimedia, And Bioninformatics (1990-95) -- 24. Funder Builders: The Heyday Of Venture Capital (1978-2000) -- 25. Dot Com Failures: Startups That Went Bust In The Tech Boom (1991-2000) -- 26. Iboomers: Google, Hotmail, Java, The Dotcoms, High-speed Internet, And Greentech (1995-98) -- 27. Other Boomers: The Y2k Bug, Wi-fi, Personal Digital Assistants, And Dna Mapping (1995-2013) -- 28. Googlers: A Case Study On Google From Search Startup To Big Brother (1998-2013) -- 29. Monopolists: A Case Study On Google, Facebook, And Companies With Network Effects (1998-2013) -- 30. Survivors: Paypal, Wikipedia, And Genomics (1999-2002) -- 31. Lost Funders: Venture Capital Struggling In The Aughties (2001-12) -- 32. Aughties Failures: A Case Study On Startups That Died Of Indigestion (2001-10) -- 33. Downsizers: Facebook, Youtube, Web 2.0. , And Tesla Motors (2003-06) -- 34. Sharks: The Iphone, Cloud Computing, Location-based Services, Social Games, And Personal Genomics (2007-2013) -- 35. Conclusions About Silicon Valley And Its Future -- 36. A Timeline Of Silicon Valley -- 37. Bibliography Arun Rao With The Collaboration Of Piero Scaruffi. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 521-539) And Index. 1. Introduction to Silicon Valley 2. Dream Makers: The Factors behind Silicon Valley’s Success (1945-2013) 3. Pioneers: Stanford University, Radio Engineering, the Melting Pot, and an Artistic Genesis (1900-25) 4. Scouts: Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, the Navy, and a Culture of Innovation (1925-40) 5. Partners: A Case Study on Bill Hewlett, Dave Packard, and Fred Terman at HP and Stanford (1930-1970) 6. Moles: The Military Boom, Artistic Boom, and Economic Boom (1941-48) 7. Early Funders: The Early History of Venture Capital (1900-59) 8. Engineers: Stanford Industrial Park, Inventions, Discoveries, and Rebellion at the Dawn of the Computer Age (1949-61) 9. Graybeard Funders: Venture Capital in its Clubby Days (1955-78) 10. Hippies: Fairchild, the Spin-offs, the Minicomputer, Artistic Creativity, and Social Revolution (1961-68) 11. Chipmakers: A Case Study on Intel’s Creation and Re-Creation (1965-98) 12. Geniuses: SRI, Arpanet, Software, Labor Fluidity, and Utopia (1968-71) 13. Lab Inventors: A Case Study on Xerox PARC and its Innovation Machine (1969-83) 14. Helpers: Lawyers and Investment Bankers in Silicon Valley (1970-2000) 15. Hobbyists: The Microprocessor, Computer Kits, Ethernet, Internet, the Alto, and Genetic Engineering (1971-75) 16. Entrepreneurs: Software, Storage, Unix, Biotech, Alternative Music, and Spirituality (1976-80) 17. Database Lords: A Case Study on Larry Ellison’s Oracle Corp. (1977-2013) 18. Warriors: Personal Computers, Killer Applications, and SUN Microsystems (1980-83) 19. Early Failures: A Case Study on Good Ideas which Arrived Too Early (1980-94) 20. Magicians: A Case Study on Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field and Apple Computer (1976-2013) 21. Artists: New Paradigms of User-Computer Interaction, Open Architectures, Cisco, Synthetic Biology, and Cyberculture (1984-87) 22. Startups: Fab-less Firms, Networking, Mobility, and Nanotech (1987-90) 23. Surfers: The World-Wide Web, Netscape, Yahoo, Multimedia, and Bioinformatics (1990-95) 24. Funder Builders: The Heyday of Venture Capital (1978-2000) 25. Dot Com Failures: Startups that Went Bust in the Tech Boom (1991-2000) 26. iBoomers: Google, Hotmail, Java, the Dotcoms, High-speed Internet, and Greentech (1995-98) 27. Other Boomers: The Y2K Bug, Wi-Fi, Personal Digital Assistants, and DNA Mapping (1995-98) 28. Googlers: A Case Study on Google from Search Startup to Big Brother (1995-2013) 29. Monopolists: A Case Study on eBay, Google, Facebook, and Companies with Network Effects (1998-2013) 30. Survivors: Paypal, Wikipedia, and Genomics (1999-2002) 31. Lost Funders: Venture Capital Struggling in the Aughties (2001-12) 32. Aughties Failures: A Case Study on Startups that Died of Indigestion (2001-10) 33. Downsizers: Facebook, YouTube, Web 2.0, and Tesla Motors (2003-06) 34. Sharks: The iPhone, Cloud Computing, Location-based Services, Social Games, and Personal Genomics (2007-2013) 35. Conclusions about Silicon Valley and its Future 36. A Timeline of Silicon Valley 37. Bibliography