The idea factory : Bell Labs and the great age of American innovation / Jon Gernter.

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gernter, Jon
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
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Physical Description:422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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