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Dedication
by Margaret Pugh O'Mara
Cities of Knowledge
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction Discovering the City of Knowledge
Part One: Intent
1. Cold War Politics
Frameworks, 1945–1950
Policy and Geography, 1950–1965
Conclusion
2. “Multiversities,” Cities, and Suburbs
The Scientist in the Garden
Economic Development Solutions
Conclusion
Part Two: Implementation
3. From the Farm to the Valley: Stanford University and the San Francisco Peninsula
A Western Retreat
Hot and Cold Wars
Land Development
A Model City
“The Battle of the Hills”
Conclusion
4. Building “Brainsville”: The University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
Franklin’s University and Its City
From Computers to Medicine
Industrial Decline and Urban Renewal
Building University City
Scientific Industry Comes to West Philadelphia
Controversy and Protest
Conclusion
5. Selling the New South: Georgia Tech and Atlanta
The New Industrial South
Postwar Growth and Postwar Power
Expansion and Entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech
Selling Atlanta in the Space Age
Research Parks, Office Parks, and Another Stanford?
Conclusion
Part: Three Legacy
Conclusion The Next Silicon Valley
Notes
Index
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