Inventing the Electronic Century

The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, with a new preface

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.

    Preface to the Paperback Edition

    1. Introduction: Concepts and Approach

    2. Consumer Electronics: The United States - The Creation and Destruction of a National Industry

    3. Consumer Electronics: Japan's Paths to Global Conquest

    4. Mainframes and Minicomputers: The Computer Industry Created in the United States

    5. The Microprocessor Revolution: The Computer Industry Recast in the United States

    6. The National Competitors: Europe's Computer Industries Die, Japan's Industry Challenges

    7. The Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries as the Electronic Century Begins

    8. The Significance of the Epic Story

    Appendices

    Notes

    Index

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Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., was Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.