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Here is the fascinating story of the making of the high-tech business revolution and the birth of the Digital Age. Journalist Jeffrey Young chronicles six decades of unbridled technological innovation, taking you inside today's business empires and introducing you to the dreamers, the schemers, the entrepreneurs, and the inventors who built them, including:

  • Millionaire playboy turned visionary CEO Thomas Watson, Jr.: How he helped pioneer the business computing industry in the early 1950s and made IBM its undisputed master for the next three decades.

  • Fast-talking hippie-entrepreneur Steve Jobs and engineering genius Steve Wozniak: How they went from penniless wireheads to high-tech multimillionaires overnight.

  • Bill Gates and Microsoft: whose talent for turning other people's creative innovations into his own marketplace success.

  • Webs, Networks, and the Internet: How a handful of visionaries turned a Cold War communications system into the global phenomenon called the Internet.

Packed with all the excitement of scientific discovery and nail-biting suspense of entrepreneurial brinksmanship, Forbes Greatest Technology Stories is a must-read for every business professional.

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"Steve Jobs, what a brilliant brilliant asshole! Gotta love him. Never thought I would find the story of building a company so fascinating, what is even more incredible, is since this has been written this would only be ACT 1! This book should be expanded "

— Jeffrey (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This book really inspired me to start my own business. Reading about how the great technology companies of our day got their start made me realize that anyone can start their own company, it's just a matter of strategy, dedication and execution. "

    — Adam, 3/31/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Only for tech-savvy people, otherwise gets a little slow. "

    — Biswadeep, 5/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Didn't learned anything new from it, seems to be written by a third class tabloid journalist. "

    — Kaloyan, 3/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Excellent history of Steve Jobs two terms at Apple (and of course the time in between at Pixar and Next) - if, like me, you are interested like in the personal stories behind business then it is well worth the read. "

    — Tim, 2/5/2011
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    " An inside peek into the the life of a man I admire a lot. "

    — Joseph, 1/11/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Interesting historical perspective on the man. Very short and thin on detail. Not much input from contemporaries to give a perspective. "

    — Cybergit, 12/30/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Gives insight into the Life Of Steve Jobs..Pretty inspirational, shows what matter Businessman like JObs are made of. "

    — Kaustuv, 10/21/2010