E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 3 w/ Margaret O'Mara

<p>Danny and Derek welcome back to the pod Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of <em>The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America</em>, to conclude the story tracing Silicon Valley’s rise until the 21st century. The discussion starts in the late 70s/early 80s and covers the rise of biotech and the personal computer, competition from Japan, government interventions like SEMATECH and the High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA), the dot-com boom (and bust), and more.</p><p>Check out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/p/the-making-of-silicon-valley-w-margaret">the rest of the series here</a>.</p><p>Be sure to <a target="_blank" href="https://shorturl.at/CFNT7">grab a copy of the book</a>! You can find Margaret’s other work <a target="_blank" href="https://www.margaretomara.com">at her website</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>