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Silicon Glen: From Ships to Microchips (2020)

ALL 05/26/2020 (en) Documentary 59 Min
  • Release
    05/26/2020
  • Production
    TVI Vision
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  • Original title
    Silicon Glen: From Ships to Microchips
  • Original language
    en
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Overview

Whatever happened to Scotland's Silicon Glen? US giant IBM arrived at Spango Valley in post-war Greenock, attracted as part of a government effort to replace industrial jobs. For decades the company provided thousands of jobs, often at the leading edge of technology, helping to attract dozens of high-tech investments to Scotland from all over the world. What was it like to work for the company known as Big Blue? The film uncovers the stories of the shop-floor at IBM. And it tells of IBM's supporting role in major events including the Moon landings and the creation of an iconic movie - Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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  1. Adam Bradley

    Self

  2. Martin Campbell-Kelly

    Professor Martin Campbell-Kelly

  3. Anthony Frewin

    Anthony Frewin

  4. Nick Frewin

    Self

  5. Peter Vaughan

    Self

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Casts : 5 , Crews : 3

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Silicon Glen: From Ships to Microchips (2020) 59 Min

ALL 05/26/2020 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 05/26/2020
  • Production
    TVI Vision
  • Original title Silicon Glen: From Ships to Microchips
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Whatever happened to Scotland's Silicon Glen? US giant IBM arrived at Spango Valley in post-war Greenock, attracted as part of a government effort to replace industrial jobs. For decades the company provided thousands of jobs, often at the leading edge of technology, helping to attract dozens of high-tech investments to Scotland from all over the world. What was it like to work for the company known as Big Blue? The film uncovers the stories of the shop-floor at IBM. And it tells of IBM's supporting role in major events including the Moon landings and the creation of an iconic movie - Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

  1. Margaret Shankland

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Margaret Shankland

    Producer



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