Miracle road : the story of Research Triangle Park / Allen Paul and Mack Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Allen (M. Allen), 1939- Author.

Paul, Mack, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research Triangle Park (N.C.)--History.

Research Triangle Park (N.C.).

Research parks--North Carolina--Research Triangle--History.

Research parks.

Research--North Carolina--Research Triangle--History.

Research.

Technology--Research--North Carolina--Research Triangle--History.

Technology.

Industries--North Carolina--Research Triangle--History.

Industries.

High technology industries--North Carolina--Research Triangle--History.

High technology industries.

Research Triangle (N.C.)--History.

Research Triangle (N.C.).

Place of Publication:

Duke University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Miracle Road is a detailed, accessibly written history of one of the world's largest science and technology research parks. North Carolina's Research Triangle Park (RTP), named for its proximity to Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill and their respective large research universities, has experienced many advances since its inception in 1959 resulting in transformational success and creating a new high-tech economy. The authors draw on oral histories and existing scholarship to describe and contextualize the story of the park's emergence and development, emphasizing the specific contributions of the individuals, educational institutions, governmental offices and agencies, cities and communities, and large corporations involved. Strategic policies that foster close cooperation between state government, universities, and private corporations as well as progressive race relations have helped sway plant investment decisions that have significantly contributed to RTP's position as arguably the most successful science and technology research park in the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I

A Park is Born (1952-1965)

Brain-Drain Blues

Early Collaborations

Inventing a New Place for a New Worker

New Institutions Define RTP

Bridges to Success

IBM and Validation at Last

Part II

Big Dreams Come True (1966-1999)

Creating a Viable Public-School Option

The Birth of Life Science Sector

A First Mover in Biotech

Case Studies of Two Superstar Scientists

Big Bets on Information Technology

Avatars of University Dynamism

The Emergence of a Start-Up Culture

RTP Shapes a Region

Part III

Recalibration and Resurgence (2000-2020)

Setbacks of the Early 2000s

Epiphany on a Plane

Agtech Adds Depth to the Biotech Revolution

Advanced Manufacturing Comes to the Triangle

Gene Therapy Gains Acceptance: The Askbio Story

Big Tech Comes to the Triangle

Part IV

RTP Into the Future (2021-)

New Leaps in University Commercialization

Big Pharma Embraces North Carolina

RTP 3.0

"A Full Life in the Research Triangle"

Assessing RTP's Record.

ISBN:

9781478063292