The Idea Factory
Non-fiction book by Jon Gertner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation is a 2012 book by Jon Gertner that describes the history of Bell Labs, the research and development wing of AT&T, as well as many of its personalities, including Claude Shannon and William Shockley.[1][2][3][4]
First edition | |
| Author | Jon Gertner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Bell Labs |
| Genre | Corporate history |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | March 15, 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), print (paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 9781594203282 |
Reception
The New York Times said that Gertner's "portraits of Kelly and the cadre of talented scientists who worked at Bell Labs are animated by a journalistic ability to make their discoveries and inventions utterly comprehensible".[5]
The Idea Factory was reviewed favorably by Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and others.[5][6][7] Three adapted excerpts from the book were published in TIME.[8]
Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg recommended The Idea Factory to his book club in 2015, saying of the choice, "[he is] very interested in what causes innovation — what kinds of people, questions and environments."[9][10]
References
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