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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Why did so many transformative ideas come from Bell Labs? In The Idea Factory Jon Gertner traces the origins of some of the twentieth centu- ry’s most important inventions and delivers a riv- eting and heretofore untold chapter of American history. At its heart this is a story about the life and work of a small group of brilliant and eccen- tric men-Mervin Kelly Bill Shockley Claude Shannon John Pierce and Bill Baker-who spent their careers at Bell Labs. Their job was to research and develop the future of communica- tions. Small-town boys childhood hobbyists odd- balls: They give the lie to the idea that Bell Labs was a grim cathedral of top-down command and control. (SP)