The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation. Penguin Press, 2012.
A brief summary of The Idea Factory
The enthralling story behind the greatest research facility of the twentieth century—Bell Laboratories—including its exciting inventions, the men who created them, and the technological innovations that sprang as a result.
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Who should read The Idea Factory
Scientists • inventors • engineers • historians • educators • anyone interested in technological innovations
About the author of The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and historian. He has served as a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine and as a guest lecturer at Princeton University. His freelance science and technology articles have been featured in Wired, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal among other well-known publications.
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