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The idea factory
the Bell Labs and the great age of American innovation
Jon Gertner · 2012 · 432 pages
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Jon Gertner recovers the history of Bell Labs, the institution that generated more transformative technological innovations than any other in the 20th century — from the transistor to the laser and information theory. The book explores how leaders like William Shockley and Claude Shannon created an environment that cultivated genius and discovery.
Gertner reveals that innovation is not the fruit of isolated individuals, but of organizations that invest in disinterested research, allow failure, and nurture collaboration. An essential work on how science and business can meet to produce the extraordinary.
Book details
| Author | Jon Gertner |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Idea Factory |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Pages | 432 |
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