The Idea Factory
By Jon Gertner
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation. Penguin Press, 2012.
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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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