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.
