📖 Overview
Adam Fisher is a technology journalist and author who has written extensively about Silicon Valley and the tech industry. He spent over a decade as a senior editor at Wired magazine, where he covered emerging technologies and digital culture.
Fisher's book "Valley of Genius" chronicles the rise of Silicon Valley through oral histories collected from key figures in the tech world. The book covers the period from the 1970s through the 2010s, documenting major technological developments and corporate milestones.
His reporting background includes coverage of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and internet culture. Fisher has contributed to various publications beyond Wired, focusing on how technology shapes society and business.
The oral history format Fisher employs in "Valley of Genius" draws from interviews with entrepreneurs, engineers, and executives who participated in Silicon Valley's transformation from a semiconductor manufacturing region into a global technology hub.