The Idea Factory
by Jon Gertner
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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.
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It draws on The Innovator's Dilemma.
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Gertner references Christensen's innovator's dilemma on AT&T failing to commercialise its inventions.
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