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The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner · 2012 · 432 pages

Mark Zuckerberg
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Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

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About This Book

A comprehensive history of Bell Labs, the research organization that drove the technological revolution of the 20th century. It details the people and processes behind the invention of the transistor, the laser, and the communications satellite.

Book Details

Published

2012

Pages

432

Language

en

ISBN

9781594203282

Awards & Recognition

Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Shortlist (2012)

Audiobook Available

17h 29m
Narrated by Chris Sorensen

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