Editing Big business (section)

==History==
===Origin of term===
The Oxford English Dictionary identifies the first use of the term, in 1905, to be in "The City: The Hope of Democracy", [[Frederic C. Howe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="big business": 1905 F. C. Howe ''City'', p. ix. |url=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/18833?redirectedFrom=big+business#eid21080471 |quote= "We are beginning to realize that the same self-interest is the politics of big business."}}</ref>

===Early 20th century===
The [[automotive industry]] began modestly in the late-19th century, but grew rapidly following the development of large-scale gasoline production in the early 20th century.

====Post-World War II====
The relatively stable period of rebuilding after [[World War II]] led to new technologies (some of which were spin-offs from the war years) and new businesses.

=====Computers=====
The new technology of computers spread worldwide in the post war years.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} Businesses built around computer technology include: [[IBM]], [[Microsoft]], [[Apple Inc.]], [[Samsung]], and [[Intel]].

=====Electronics=====
Miniaturization and [[integrated circuit]]s, together with an expansion of radio and television technologies, provided fertile ground for business development. Electronics businesses include [[JVC]], [[Sony]] ([[Masaru Ibuka]] and [[Akio Morita]]), and [[Texas Instruments]] ([[Cecil H. Green]], [[J. Erik Jonsson]], [[Eugene McDermott]], and Patrick E. Chodery), while also the companies in the computer-section above can be considered electronics.

=====Energy=====
[[Nuclear power]] was added to [[fossil fuel]] as the main sources of energy.