"What does Charles Darwin have in common with Johannes Gutenberg's or with Jackson Pollock, Martin Luther, Betty Friedan, Steve Jobs, and DJ Kool Herc? They were the disruptors, upending cultural, technical, spiritual, or scientific paradigms and altering the way we live forever…
Overview : A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla-considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago-fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the e…
Climate change solutions so crazy they just might work! A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla & dash; considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago ' fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inven…
Overview: A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla-considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago-fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the en…
Overview: A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla-considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago-fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the en…
A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla - considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago - fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the energy c…
Overview: A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla-considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago-fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the en…
Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight …
An authorized portrait of one of Silicon Valley's most dynamic entrepreneurs evaluates his role in the successes of such innovations as Tesla and Space X while evaluating America's technological competitiveness.
Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight …
Among the group of Midlands amateur experimenters who formed the Lunar Society of Birmingham were Matthew Boulton, Josiah Wedgewood, James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. This account uncovers the friendships, political passions and love of knowledge that drove these extraordinary men.
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern…
"Inspiring and empowering, this journey behind the scenes of humanity's greatest creations reveals the surprising way we make something new. What do Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe, Coca Cola, and Chanel No. 5 have in common? They all depended on a nineteenth-century African…
« In this book, Eric von Hippel, author of the influential Democratizing Innovation, integrates new theory and research findings into the framework of a "free innovation paradigm." Free innovation, as he defines it, involves innovations developed by consumers who are self-reward…