Author | Jon Gertner |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Bell Labs |
Genre | Corporate history |
Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | March 15, 2012 |
Media type | Print ( hardcover), print ( paperback), e-book, audiobook |
Pages | 432 |
ISBN | 978-1594203282 |
Followed by | The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future |
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation is a 2012 book by Jon Gertner that describes the history of Bell Labs, the research and development wing of AT&T, as well as many of its eccentric personalities, such as Claude Shannon and William Shockley. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is Gertner's first published book.
The New York Times said that Mr. Gertner's "portraits of Kelly and the cadre of talented scientists who worked at Bell Labs are animated by a journalistic ability to make their discoveries and inventions utterly comprehensible — indeed, thrilling — to the lay reader". [5]
The Idea Factory was reviewed favorably by Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and others. [5] [6] [7] Three adapted excerpts from the book were published in TIME. [8]
Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg recommended The Idea Factory to his book club in 2015, saying of the choice, "[he is] very interested in what causes innovation — what kinds of people, questions and environments." [9] [10]
Author | Jon Gertner |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Bell Labs |
Genre | Corporate history |
Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | March 15, 2012 |
Media type | Print ( hardcover), print ( paperback), e-book, audiobook |
Pages | 432 |
ISBN | 978-1594203282 |
Followed by | The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future |
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation is a 2012 book by Jon Gertner that describes the history of Bell Labs, the research and development wing of AT&T, as well as many of its eccentric personalities, such as Claude Shannon and William Shockley. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is Gertner's first published book.
The New York Times said that Mr. Gertner's "portraits of Kelly and the cadre of talented scientists who worked at Bell Labs are animated by a journalistic ability to make their discoveries and inventions utterly comprehensible — indeed, thrilling — to the lay reader". [5]
The Idea Factory was reviewed favorably by Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and others. [5] [6] [7] Three adapted excerpts from the book were published in TIME. [8]
Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg recommended The Idea Factory to his book club in 2015, saying of the choice, "[he is] very interested in what causes innovation — what kinds of people, questions and environments." [9] [10]