Comments on: Silicon Valley: the glass half full http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/27/silicon-valley-the-glass-half-full/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Hughes http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/27/silicon-valley-the-glass-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-332226 Brian Hughes Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:10:14 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2380#comment-332226 I spent all my working life hoping Britain might return to being a country in which "the best and brightest wanted to become scientists and engineers, not financiers or lawyers" but alas the latter still dominate. Very frustrating as a member of the IEE (now the IET) to spend 40 years reading its articles bemoaning the lack of status of engineers but offering few if any clues as what to do about it. My own choice was to escape into management. I hope President Obama can really help enable "renewed support and emphasis on science and technology" and that perhaps some of it will leak over here to the UK. I'm sure you're right to be optimistic about Silicon Valley's future; your previous post reminded me of the history of many "traditional" British industries that got shipped out East half a century or so ago. Entrepreneurs and innovators fill the gaps if they're allowed the freedom to do... I spent all my working life hoping Britain might return to being a country in which “the best and brightest wanted to become scientists and engineers, not financiers or lawyers” but alas the latter still dominate. Very frustrating as a member of the IEE (now the IET) to spend 40 years reading its articles bemoaning the lack of status of engineers but offering few if any clues as what to do about it. My own choice was to escape into management.

I hope President Obama can really help enable “renewed support and emphasis on science and technology” and that perhaps some of it will leak over here to the UK.

I’m sure you’re right to be optimistic about Silicon Valley’s future; your previous post reminded me of the history of many “traditional” British industries that got shipped out East half a century or so ago. Entrepreneurs and innovators fill the gaps if they’re allowed the freedom to do…

]]> By: Loganotron http://www.davosnewbies.com/2009/03/27/silicon-valley-the-glass-half-full/comment-page-1/#comment-331941 Loganotron Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:42:01 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2380#comment-331941 [...] I resonated with Lance Knobel’s blog post over at Davos Newbies today, titled Silicon Valley: the glass half full. [...] [...] I resonated with Lance Knobel’s blog post over at Davos Newbies today, titled Silicon Valley: the glass half full. [...]

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