Cities of knowledge : Cold War science and the search for the next Silicon Valley / Margaret Pugh O'Mara.

Cities of knowledge : Cold War science and the search for the next Silicon Valley /

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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, "&...

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Main Author: O'Mara, Margaret Pugh, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Series:Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
Subjects:
Research institutes > Location > United States.
Research parks > Location > United States.
Research, Industrial > Location > United States.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cold War politics
  • "Multiversities," cities, and suburbs
  • From the farm to the valley : Stanford University and the San Francisco peninsula
  • Building "Brainsville" : the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
  • Selling the new South : Georgia Tech and Atlanta
  • Conclusion : the next Silicon Valley.

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