Vintage NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.162 No. 4 October 1982

A Vintage copy of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.162 No. 4 October 1982

Featuring:

The Chip: Electronic Mini-marvel

A fleck of silicon smaller than a newborn baby's thumbnail performs microelectronic magic that promises revolutionary social and economic change. Allen A. Boraiko and photographer Charles O'Rear reconnoiter the latest advances in computer science.

Silicon Valley-Cradle of the Chip

Moira Johnston recounts the birth, adolescence, and coming-of-age of California's Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County. The high-technology arena struggles with recession and Japanese competition for domination of its arcane fields. Photographs by Charles O'Rear.

Saving Père David's Deer

The ancestral acres of England's Duke of Bedford nurture an imperiled species from China. Larry Kohl's text and Bates Littlehales' photographs tell of a comeback from the edge of extinction.

Thailand's Working Royalty

The Chakri Dynasty this year celebrates two centuries of rule. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand's reigning constitutional monarch, returns the love and loyalty of his 48 million subjects with his open style and tireless interests. Photographs by John Everingham.

Thailand: Luck of a Land in the Middle

At the center of one of the world's political hot spots, Thailand remains free and relatively prosperous. Recently discovered natural gas and oil deposits should help keep it that way, Assistant Editor Bart McDowell reports. Photographs by Steve Raymer.

New Day for Alaska's Pribilofs

Criticized for their seal harvest and threatened with an end of federal support, Pribilof islanders fight to protect their livelihood and way of life. But Susan Hackley Johnson and photographer Tim Thompson see promise of better times for these people who survive 200 miles north of the Aleutian chain.

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