Silicon Valley: Paradise or Paradox? The Impact of High Technology Industry on Santa Clara County
Mountain View, CA: Pacific Studies Center, 1977. First Edition. Stiff paper wraps, saddle-stapled. 8vo. Pp. 62. Illustrated with maps, occasional photos, and line drawings. With printed stiff blue wraps, saddle stapled. Slight evidence of oxidization to exterior of staples, else Fine. Very Good+. Item #5040
A prescient broadside, backed with significant scholarship, warning against the human and environmental toll that could be exacted by Silicon Valley's unchecked growth. At the time, a chief product was plastic-encapsulated integrated circuits and wafer fabrication, manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett Packard, Varian, Itek, and others. While OCLC locates copies in nine institutions, the booklet is scarce on the open market.
Price: $150.00