Danny welcomes back to the pod Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, to continue the story of how Silicon Valley came to be. They pick up in the midst of the Space Race, touching on the sources of tech capital the 1950s and 1960s, how the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) reshapes Stanford, figures like Stewart Brand and Steve Jobs, the transition from 60s counterculture to 70s “founder culture”, and more.
Check out the first episode here.
Be sure to grab a copy of the book! You can find Margaret’s other work at her website.
E123 - The Making of Silicon Valley, Ep. 2 w/ Margaret O'Mara