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The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

Hardcover, 422 pages, Penguin Group USA, List Price: $29.95 |

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Title: The Idea Factory
Subtitle: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Author: Jon Gertner

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Highlights achievements of Bell Labs as a leading innovator, exploring the role of its highly educated employees in developing new technologies while considering the qualities of companies where innovation and development are most successful.

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Digital Culture
Nonfiction
Science & Health
Business & Economy

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