Inventing the electronic century : the epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., with the assistance of Takashi Hikino and Andrew von Nordenflycht.
Inventing the electronic century : the epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., with the assistance of Takashi Hikino and Andrew von Nordenflycht.
0674018052 paperback 9780674018051 9780674029392 electronic book 0674029399 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
G 272 CHA.I
Summary
In this chronicle of the trailblazing high-technology companies and products that laid the foundation for the Electronic Century, Chandler shows precisely where, when, how and by whom technical knowledge was initially commercialised.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction: concepts and approach; 2. Consumer electronics: the United States- the creation and destruction of a national industry; 3. Consumer electronics: Japan's paths to global conquest; 4. Mainframes and minicomputers: the computer industry created in the United States; 5. The microprocessor revolution: the computer industry recast in the United States; 6. The national competitors: Europe's computer industries Die, Japan's industry challenges; 7. The consumer electronics and computer industries as the electronic century begins; 8. The significance if the epic story.