Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970

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Christophe Lécuyer (Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)

Making Silicon Valley

Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970

Christophe Lécuyer (Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)

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English

MIT Press
24 August 2007

Industrialisation & industrial history; Hi-tech manufacturing industries; Information technology industries; History of engineering & technology

Series: Inside Technology

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, and management, served as models and incubators for other electronics ventures in the area.

By: Christophe Lécuyer (Professor of the History of Science and Technology Universite Pierre et Marie Curie)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780262622110
ISBN 10: 0262622114
Series: Inside Technology
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 24 August 2007
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christophe Lecuyer is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Universite Pierre et Marie Curie and the author of Making Silicon Valley- Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (MIT Press, 2005).

Reviews for Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970

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 A detailed and nuanced discussion of how and why Silicon Valley emerged as a center of manufacturing, product engineering, and management. - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

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Winner of SIGCIS Computer History Museum Book Prize 2009.
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