[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":30},["ShallowReactive",2],{"episode-how-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"pubdate":8,"tags":13,"thumb":14,"excerpt":20,"content":21,"transcript":22,"transcript_file":23,"audio":24,"resources":28,"segments":29},113,"how-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image","How Silicon Valley Remade America in Its Image","A History of Digital Disruption",{"utc":9,"short":10,"medium":11,"long":12},1562958034,"07.12.19","Jul 12, 2019","July 12, 2019",[],{"src":15,"caption":16,"derivatives":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image\u002Fwebsite-COPYRIGHT-RESTRICTED-AP_18213654159473.jpg","In this April 24, 1984 file photo, Steve Jobs, left, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, center, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, unveil the new Apple IIc computer in San Francisco, Calif. Apple has become the world’s first company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of tasteful technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago. Source: AP Images",{"square_small":18,"square_medium":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image\u002Fsquare_small\u002Fwebsite-COPYRIGHT-RESTRICTED-AP_18213654159473.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Fimages\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image\u002Fsquare_medium\u002Fwebsite-COPYRIGHT-RESTRICTED-AP_18213654159473.jpg","On this episode of BackStory, Brian talks with historian Margaret O’Mara about Silicon Valley’s rise to global tech capital.","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether its smartphones, laptops, or the Internet, there’s no doubt the products of Silicon Valley are a part of our daily lives. According to the Pew Research Center, 81% of Americans own a smartphone, and nearly three-quarters of adults have a desktop or laptop computer. But how did a slice of northern California turn into one of the most influential industries in history? Brian talks with historian \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.margaretomara.com\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Margaret O’Mara\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the Valley’s rise to global tech capital. O’Mara’s new book is called “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America.”  \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Ffiles\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image\u002Ftranscript\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image-a-history-of-digital-disruption.pdf",{"url":25,"duration":26,"formatted_duration":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Fcdn.backstoryradio.org\u002Faudio\u002Fepisodes\u002Fhow-silicon-valley-remade-america-in-its-image.mp3","1935","00:32:15",[],[],1790963928984]