豆瓣评分:5.0 上映时间:1996
地区:5.0
类型:记录
播放量:2650
更新时间:2021/04/13 05:53:49
导演:Paul Sen
主演:Robert X. Cringely 比尔·盖茨 史蒂夫·乔布斯 史蒂夫·鲍尔默
TriumphoftheNerds:TheRiseofAccidentalEmpireszoomsbackwardsontheinformationsuperhighwaytoshowinvividdetailhowyouthfulamateurs,hippiesandself-proclaimed"nerds"accidentallychangedtheworld.Thethree-hourprogramchroniclesthebirthandgrowthofSiliconValley'spersonalcomputerindustry. HostedbyBobCringely,alongtimeindustryobserver,thestoryunfoldsthroughBayAreagarages,industrialparksandconveniencestorestoexaminethequirky,relentlessandprofitableadventuresoftheunlikely20th-centurypioneerswhocreatedthemiracleproductsthatrevolutionizedtheworld. TriumphoftheNerdsfeaturesinterviewswithsomeoftheindustry'smostrecognizablecharacters,includingMicrosoft'sBillGatesandPaulAllen,andApplefounderSteveJobs.Forthefirsttime,televisiontacklesthehistoryofthisnewindustrywithattentiontotheculturefromwhichitsprangaswellastheculturethatitcreated. Cringely'sbook,AccidentalEmpires:HowtheBoysofSiliconValleyMakeTheirMillions,BattleForeignCompetition,andStillCan'tGetaDate,wasanationalbest-seller.Havingwrittenwhimsicalcommentaryforanindustrytradepublication,Cringelybringstartandinsightfulobservationstotheprogram. Dividedintothreediscreteone-hourunits,TRIUMPHOFTHENERDSisenhancedbycomicbookgraphics,extensiveresearchandCringely'sself-deprecatinghumor.ExploringtheriseofApple,Microsoftandothercompanies,theprogramexaminestheintra-industrycompetitionandthedisplacementofcorporategiantslikeIBM.Designedforviewingbyyoungsterswhocan'timagineaworldwithoutlaptops,theirstrugglingparents,theexperts,thewannabes,theconfusedandtheunenlightened,TRIUMPHOFTHENERDSputscyberspaceinasocialandhistoricalcontext.