high technology industries

"Offers a . . . look at the players, promises, and potential problems of Big Tech. Through interviews with corporate leaders, . . . venture capitalists, scholars, journalists, activists, and more, [the author] explores . . . Silicon Valley's global influence--Provided by publisher.

Each year, young people from around the globe go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company, strike it rich, and become powerful and famous if they can. This is the story of three people who have "stopped out" of college and real life, to work in Silicon Valley. They embody an American cultural transformation: a move away from the East Coast hierarchy of Ivy Leage schools and country clubs toward a start-up life and a new social order, shaking up a lot of traditional rituals along the way.

Presents a collection of articles that discuss varied perspectives on topics related to the impact that the giant technology companies have.

The technology-centered approach has made the personal computer too complex and less useful than it needs to be. A human-centered approach would design information appliances that do what people want without requiring a great deal of knowledge about the technology.

A portrait of the Intel corporation and its chairman Andrew Grove, examining the company's business practices, its efforts to dominate the market through innovation, the early history of the company, and how Grove has influenced the semiconductor industry.

Provides an orientation to the field, description of major job categories, and job hunting tips.

Discusses careers in such areas as engineering work stations, graphics, programming languages, and the computer industry.

Mike Ryan accepts a job at SoftCorp, Inc. after graduating from Stanford University, but his dreams of fame and fortune are ruined when he learns the FBI is investigating his new boss for tax fraud.