9. Going Public

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. The Battlegreen Inn 1
4. 2. “You damned fool, now look what you’ve gone and done” 8
5. 3. Corporation X 25
6. 4. Sputnik 46
7. 5. The Coffee Slurpers and the Front-Office Pros 64
8. 6. Into the Black 79
9. 7. Pugwash 97
10. 8. Bissell for Vice President 103
11. 9. Going Public 122
12. 10. “An excuse to sell” 142
13. 11. “Friendly in the extreme” 157
14. 12. “This is no group of long-haired scientists” 176
15. 13. “Then, Mr. Chairman, there will be war” 187
16. 14. “I am today forming a new corporate management team” 199
17. 15. “We are probably going to have to bomb them” 211
18. 16. Washington Troubles 219
19. 17. Fulcrum 240
20. 18. Brains into Gold 262
21. Epilogue 268
22. Notes 273
23. Acknowledgments 315
24. Index 319