Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Zachary, Gregg Pascal, collector. Showstopper! : papers,
Date (inclusive): 1989-1993
Date (bulk): 1989-1993
Collection number: M1299
Creator:
Zachary, Gregg Pascal, collector
Extent:
12 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Contains research files, notes, audiovisual materials, notebooks, and manuscripts of Gregg Zachary's book Showstopper, documenting
the history of the Microsoft.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Gift of Gregg Pascal Zachary, 2002.
Preferred Citation:
Gregg Zachary Showstopper! : papers. M1299. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography
G. Pascal Zachary is a senior writer for The Wall Street Journal. Splitting his time between London and Berkeley, California,
Mr. Zachary is also a contributing editor of the newsmagazine In These Times and a columnist for Technology Review.
He has published two technology-related books -- Showstopper (1994), on innovation at Microsoft, and Endless Frontier, a biography
of Vannevar Bush, the organizer of the Mahattan Project.
His latest book, "The Global Me: New Cosmopolitans and the Competitive Edge," is a study of how rich nations handle ethnic,
racial and national diversity in their societies and a celebration of multicultural identity in the New Economy. It was published
in July 2000 by Public Affairs Books.
Scope and Content
Contains research files, notes, audiovisual materials, notebooks, and manuscripts of Gregg Zachary's book Showstopper, documenting
the history of the high technology field.