Inventing the Electronic Century
The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, With a New Preface
Published on 1. July 2009
343 pages
978-0-674-02939-2 (ISBN)
Description
Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-02939-2 (9780674029392)
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Alfred D. Chandler
Inventing the Electronic Century
The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, With a New Preface
Book
04/2005
Harvard University Press
€53.42
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Person
Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., was Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.
Content
Contents Preface to the Paperback Edition 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 of the Epic Story Appendices Notes Index
