Margaret O’Mara on Silicon Valley’s past, present, and future
Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis - A podcast by AEI Podcasts - Tuesdays
Our technological progress in the modern world seems so reliant on developments in Silicon Valley. It begs the question: How did all of that economic power even develop? What was so special about this place — just another agricultural valley in California — after World War II? And do the motivations of those early entrepreneurs still align with the interests of Silicon Valley’s current tech giants? To explore these developments in Silicon Valley, I’ve invited Margaret O’Mara, the author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, onto the podcast. Margaret O’Mara is a historian at the University of Washington. She writes and teaches about modern America, the history of the technology industry, American politics, and the connections between the two. She is an expert on the history of Silicon Valley as well as the presidency in the US. She is also a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times. Additionally, you can check out the full transcript of our conversation here, or read a shortened version here.
