The tinkerers : the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great /
Foege, Alec.
New York : Basic Books,
©2013.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
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 -- A different kind of school -- Concluding thoughts on tinkering.
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.
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