Word: boom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...boom in television glamour is probably a reflection of the times, though just what sort of reflection is a matter of debate. "We have a wealthy President, and the Reagans have style," contends Douglas Cramer, co-executive producer with Spelling of Love Boat and Hotel. "People are relating to the way the rich live. When capitalism is working, everyone likes to think it is within their reach." Leonard Goldberg, executive producer of Paper Dolls, sees a different picture. "In these difficult days, when the biggest fear the audience has is of somebody pressing a button and blowing the world away...
...nation's advancement of science, but it may be pushing itself too far if it becomes a foundation supporting industry. This is not to say that industry should be left hanging while basic research scoops up all the support. Instead, a new agency to handle the rapidly expanding technology boom is necessary. Moreover, because of the growing importance of technology research, if the NSI hopes to support both basic research and technology, it appears as though basic research may take a back seat...
...semiconductor makers are out of a slump and into their biggest boom...
...autos and television sets to missiles and battleships. So when U.S. chipmakers stumbled in recent years and lost ground to the Japanese, fears were raised that a glamorous new industry might be going the same uncompetitive way as American cars and steel. Instead, semiconductor makers embarked on a dazzling boom. Worldwide sales of U.S.-made chips jumped fully 20%, to $9.6 billion in 1983, and are expected to show a spectacular 50% increase this year...
...current boom has shattered some myths that once clung to the semiconductor industry like barnacles to a ship. Many experts had assumed that the high cost of developing chips would force all but giants like Texas Instruments and Japan's Hitachi out of the business. In fact, new small firms are thriving. At least 51 chipmakers sprang up between 1977 and 1983, including a record 16 last year...