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Accidental Empires

By Cringely, Robert X.

Accidental Empires Politics & Society

Accidental Empires

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Computer manufacturing is--after cars, energy production and illegal drugs--the largest industry in the world, and it's one of the last great success stories in American business. Accidental Empires is the trenchant, vastly readable history of that industry, focusing as much on the astoundingly odd personalities at its core--Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, etc. and the hacker culture they spawned as it does on the remarkable technology they created. Cringely reveals the manias and foibles of these men (they are always men) with deadpan hilarity and cogently demonstrates how their neuroses have shaped the computer business. But Cringely gives us much more than high-tech voyeurism and insider gossip. From the birth of the transistor to the mid-life crisis of the computer industry, he spins a sweeping, uniquely American saga of creativity and ego that is at once uproarious, shocking and inspiring.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
386
Release Date:
1996-09-01
Publication Date:
2019-03-21
Publisher:
HarperBusiness
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0887308554
ISBN13:
9780887308550
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
485 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
23 cm

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