The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
by Jon Gertner
422 pages· ISBN 9780143122791
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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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