Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920s to Sony and...

Intro -- Contents -- 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...