The Knowitalls The Rise Of Silicon Valley As A Political Powerhouse And Social Wrecking Ball Cohen by Cohen, Noam, Author instant download after payment.

256 pages ; 22 cm, Chronicles the rise of Silicon Valley as a political and intellectual force in American life and its libertarian vision of a hypercompetitive society without the protection of unions, government regulations, or social welfare programs, Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-246) and index, Introduction: \"To serve man\" -- John McCarthy: \"Solving today's problems tomorrow\" -- Frederick Terman: \"Stanford can be a dominating factor in the West\" -- Bill Gates: \"Most of all you steal your software\" -- Marc Andreesen: \"By the power vested in me by no one in particular\" -- Jeff Bezos: \"When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?\" -- Sergey Brin and Larry Page: \"It was like, wow, maybe we really should start a company now\" -- Peter Theil: \"Monopolists lie to protect themselves\" -- Reid Hoffman et al.: \"My membership in a notable corporate alumni group in Silicon Valley has opened the door...\" -- Jimmy Wales: \"Wikipedia is something special\" -- Mark Zuckerberg: \"Nerds win\" -- The future: \"Local, small-scale, active\"