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In the bestselling tradition of The Soul of a New Machine, Dealers of Lightning is a fascinating journey of intellectual creation. In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-trust of engineering geniuses, several computer eccentrics dubbed PARC. This brilliant group created several monumental innovations that triggered a technological revolution, including the first pc, the laser printer, and the graphical interface (one of the main precursors of the web), and then see these breakthroughs rejected by the organization. Yet, instead of quitting, these determined inventors turned their ideas into empires that radically altered modern-day life and changed the planet.Based on considerable interviews with the scientists, engineers, administrators, and executives who lived the storyline, this riveting chronicle details PARC's humble beginnings through its triumph as a hothouse for ideas, and shows why Xerox was never able to grasp, and in the end exploit, the cutting-edge innovations PARC delivered. Dealers of Lightning provides an unprecedented look at the ideas, the inventions, and the individuals that propelled Xerox PARC to the frontier of technohistoiy--and the corporate machinations that almost prevented it from attaining greatness.

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Publisher	HarperAudio
Language	English
ISBN
DATE	1999-12
Author	Forrest Sawyer

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