It is unusual to see such exploration coming from someone not directly affiliated with educational institutions. I also found Land's showmanship and marketing techiques to be of interest. He was friends with Ansel Adams and used these kinds of friendships not only to promote his products but also to improve them via input from experts and users. Those interested in science, innovation, and the doings of those with vision will not want to bypass Insisting on the Impossible . We work by exorcising incessant superstition that there are mysterious tribal gods against you.
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You can use science to make it work for you. If a single life exemplifies the inner drive that fires a great inventor, it is the life of Edwin Land . The major innovations that he was able to achieve in photography, optics, industry, education, and national science policy carry priceless lessons for readers today. Insisting on the Impossible is the first full-scale biography, revealing the startling scope of Land's scientific and entrepreneurial genius. In an era when these qualities are needed more than ever, this masterly biography will speak to anyone involved or interested in business, science, photography, educational reform, or government.