The Big Score av Michael S. Malone

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<b>The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside seat to it all.</b><br><br>

Over the past five decades, the tech industry has grown into one of the most important sectors of the global economy. Silicon Valley―replete with sprawling office parks, sky-high rents, and countless self-made millionaires―is home to many of its key players. But the origins of Silicon Valley and the tech sector are much humbler. At a time when tech companies’ influence continues to grow, <i>The Big Score</i> chronicles how they began.<br>

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One of the first reporters on the tech industry beat at the <i>San Jose Mercury-News</i>, Michael S. Malone recounts the feverish efforts of young technologists and entrepreneurs to build something that would change the world―and score them a big payday. Starting with the birth of Hewlett-Packard in the 1930s, Malone illustrates how decades of technological innova