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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Mara, Margaret Pugh, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stadsplanning.
Onderzoeksprojecten.
Koude Oorlog.
Research institutes > Location.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > General.
Recherche industrielle > Localisation > États-Unis.
Parcs scientifiques > Localisation > États-Unis.
Research, Industrial > Location > United States.
Research parks > Location > United States.
Research institutes > Location > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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