What do these following crucial, society-altering innovations have in common?
- Transistors
- Silicon-based semiconductors
- Mobile communication
- Lasers
- Solar cells
- UNIX operating system
- Information theory
They all have origins in the amazing Idea Factory, AT&T’s Bell Labs. I’ve had a chance to learn about Bell Labs via Jon Gertner’s new book, The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation. (Disclosure: I was given a free copy of the book for review by TLC Book Tours.)
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To read the original article: Innovation Excellence | What Bell Labs Taught Us about Innovation
