Silicon Valley history · Patrick Collison
Alan Kay says that computing is pop culture -- "pop culture holds a disdain for history". The below are my favorite books and articles about the history of computing and Silicon Valley:
In response to a question from Tanner Greer, a first cut at what a Silicon Valley canon might look like. Alan Kay says that computing is pop culture -- "pop culture holds a disdain for history". The below are my favorite books and articles about the history of computing and Silicon Valley: The Dream Machine -- probably the best overall book about the early days of computing and the internet. Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980s -- a brief history of the venture capital industry since 1973. Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech -- the definitive history of Genentech. The Whole Earth…
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