Innovation
History of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
From Alan Turing’s pioneering work in the 1940s to John McCarthy’s coining of the term “artificial intelligence” in 1955, AI is a transformative force in the 21st century.
Eras
Summary of Business in America: Post-War, 1950s & 1960s
The period from the end of WWII in 1945 to the end of the ’60s marked the Golden Age of prosperity in U.S.
Eras
Summary of Business in America – 1929 to 1945
A period of downs and ups from the stock market crash and the Great Depression to the New Deal and WWII.
Eras
Summary of Business in America – 1900 to 1929
From the turn of the century Progressive Era to WWI to the Roaring 20s to the crash of 1929.
Economics
History of the 1973–1975 Recession in the U.S.
History of recession triggered by the 1973 oil crisis, which began with the OPEC oil embargo and led to soaring energy prices.
Economics
History of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
A surge in the issuance of high-risk subprime mortgages and a speculative housing bubble led to a global crisis beginning in 2007.
Bios
Biography of W. Edwards Deming
A transformative figure in quality management whose principles reshaped global auto manufacturing.
1900s
History of the Business of Levittown Development and the Advent of the American Suburbs
Levittown was one of the first post-World War II suburban real estate developments and help usher in suburbanization.
Bios
Biography of Warren Buffett, 1930 –
Meet Warren Buffett, renowned investor and founder / Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Eras
Summary of Business in America – 1865 to 1900
From Civil War reconstruction to the “Gilded Age,” this was an era of economic growth, industrialization, and transformation.