Miracle Road: The Story of Research Triangle Park

"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.