Journalist and Author
Jon Gertner is an American journalist and author who writes on science, technology, and nature for the New York Times Magazine. His bestselling book The Idea Factory chronicled the history and innovations of Bell Labs.
by Jon Gertner
Gertner chronicles Bell Labs, the institution behind the transistor, laser, and information theory. The secret: brilliant minds in one place with freedom alongside practical goals.
The books Jon Gertner references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Clayton Christensen
Christensen explains why successful companies fail: they rationally ignore disruptive innovations that initially serve small, unprofitable markets, until those markets overtake them entirely.
Who Jon draws from, and who draws from Jon — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.