Unsung Heroines and Heroes
While acknowledging the work of the hi-tech revolution pioneers, the book's editors also points to the "accomplishments of the unsung heroines and heroes of this revolution's other side". Including Santa Clara Center for Occupational Safety and Health founder Amanda Hawes; San Jose, California housewife Lorraine Ross, who battled against Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation's polluting practices in Silicon Valley; Thai occupational health physician Orapan Metadilogkul who confronted Seagate Corporation; and Scottish semiconductor worker Helen Clark "who gave her life fighting to provide a voice for poisoned workers of National Semiconductor's plant in Silicon Glen".
Read more about this topic: Challenging The Chip
Famous quotes containing the words unsung, heroines and/or heroes:
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—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
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—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
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—Frank Pittman (20th century)