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The Idea Factory

The Idea Factory

by Jon Gertner

A interesting history of Bell Labs from its rise to its fall. The author traces the innovators and innovations produced by the Labs which have changed the way we think about communication.

2012 1 pages Penguin 7 curators
Technology
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