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The tinkerers : the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great

By Alec Foege

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2013
ISBN
9780465009237, 0465009239, 9780465033454, 0465033458
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
773 kB (791154 bytes)
Pages
viii, 216 p. ; 25 cm\218
Time added
2013-01-24 20:00:00

Description

Showing how tinkering has been the guiding force behind both major corporate-sponsored innovations and smaller scale inventions with great potential, Foege argues that America still cultivates visionary innovators who do not allow cultural obsessions with efficiency and conformity to interfere with their passion and creativity. Wising up about a smartphone -- Tinkering at the birth of a nation and beyond -- Contemporary tinkerer finds his way -- Edison's folly reinvents tinkering for the modern age -- Myhrvold's magic tinkering factory -- When tinkering veers off-course -- The tinkerer archetype is reborn -- Parc and the power of the group -- A trio of alternative tinkering approaches -- Tully's school for tinkerers -- Concluding thoughts on tinkering

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